Patent classifications
H04W4/025
Vehicular autonomous parking system using short range communication protocols
A vehicular communication system includes a wireless communication sensor at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular communication system for receiving wireless communication data from remote wireless communication devices. A global positioning system is operable to determine a geographical location of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes electronic circuitry and associated software that includes a processor for processing wireless communication data received by the wireless communication sensor and position information determined by the global positioning system. The ECU, responsive at least in part to determination that position information determined by the global positioning system is compromised, determines, via processing the received wireless communication data, distances to a plurality of the remote wireless communication devices. The ECU, responsive to determining the distances to the plurality of the remote wireless communication devices, determines a position of the vehicle relative to the plurality of the remote wireless communication devices.
Electronic device that presents media content on display based on consumer context
An electronic device, computer program product, and method enable selection and presentation of media content associated with a person identified in a monitored space. The electronic device includes a device interface that is communicatively coupled to a media output device that presents media content in the monitored area. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to sensor(s) and the media output device. The controller presents a default selection of media content on the media output device. The controller monitors the sensor(s) to detect a presence of a person within or approaching the monitored area. The controller identifies the person. The controller selects, from among a plurality of available media content, media content that is associated with the identified person. The controller presents the selected media content on the media output device.
Session-based transportation dispatch
The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system receives session information from a requestor computing device in response to one or more session events. The system utilizes the received session information to determine a likelihood that the associated session on the requestor computing device will result in a transportation request. If the determined likelihood is above a threshold amount, the system generates an upfront dispatch that matches the associated session to a provider computing device. The system then reserves the provider computing device and generates a predicted dispatch for the reserved provider computing device.
Spatial instructions and guides in mixed reality
Exemplary systems and methods for creating spatial contents in a mixed reality environment are disclosed. In an example, a location associated with a first user in a coordinate space is determined. A persistent virtual content is generated. The persistent virtual content is associated with the first user's associated location. The first user's associated location is determined and is associated with the persistent virtual content. A location of a second user at a second time in the coordinate space is determined. The persistent virtual content is presented to the second user via a display at a location in the coordinate space corresponding to the first user's associated location.
Computer program product for prioritizing order fulfillment at a retail sales facility based on anticipated customer arrival times
A computer program product for prioritizing order fulfillment at a retail sales facility, including the steps of: a) receiving purchase request information at a retail sales computing device that includes identifying information and order information for the first customer, b) receiving location information for the first customer, c) processing the received location information for the first customer together with location information of the retail sales facility to predict an estimated time of arrival (ETA) for the first customer at the retail sales facility, d) scheduling a time interval for acquiring updated location information for the first customer, and e) placing the identifying information, order information and ETA for the first customer in an order fulfillment queue for all current customers. Entries in the order fulfillment queue are ordered in increasing ETA order, whereby order fulfillment activities can proceed according to the order of order requests in the order fulfillment queue. ETA is continuously updated for each customer, and thereby the order for fulfilling customer orders in the order fulfillment queue. For example, if a customer's distance from the retail sales facility increases (for example, due to a mistaken turn), that customer's order will drop to a later-served position in the queue. The location information for the first customer includes GPS-based location information of the first customer that is captured by a GPS device associated with a mobile computing device of the first customer. The location information for the retail sales facility includes GPS-based location information of the retail sales facility. The ETA prediction is performed using the GPS-based location information of the first customer and the GPS-based location information of the retail sales facility.
TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD
A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives at least one of information related to a type of one or more transmission points installed in a movement path and information related to a transmit beam transmitted from the one or more transmission points, and a control section that controls reception of DL transmission transmitted from each of the one or more transmission points, based on the information being received.
REPORTING POTENTIAL VIRTUAL ANCHOR LOCATIONS FOR IMPROVED POSITIONING
Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) determines a positioning measurement of a first multipath component of a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by a transmission-reception point (TRP), determines a first additional positioning measurement of a second multipath component of the RF signal, determines a second additional positioning measurement of a third multipath component of the RF signal, and transmits a measurement report to a location server, the measurement report including at least the positioning measurement, the first additional positioning measurement, the second additional positioning measurement, and one or more parameters associated with the first additional positioning measurement and the second additional positioning measurement.
DETERMINING PERSONAL OUTDOOR COMFORT WITH INDIVIDUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS
Devices and systems for determining personal outdoor comfort are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive inputs corresponding to characteristics of a user associated with a mobile device, determine a location of the mobile device, communicate an indication of the characteristics and the determined location to a computing device, and receive an outdoor comfort determination from the computing device, wherein the outdoor comfort determination is particular to the user based on the characteristics of the user and particular to the location of the mobile device based on a plurality of environmental parameters associated with the location of the mobile device.
Devices, Systems and Methods for Detecting Locations of Wireless Communication Devices
A device for estimating a fixed position of a wireless communication is provided. The device comprises a radio connected to an antenna array, a memory and a process. The radio can receive a first signal transmitted from a first direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device, and a second signal transmitted from a second direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device. The processor can calculate a first angle of arrival (AOA) a second AOA. The processor can estimate the fixed position of the wireless communication device based on the first AOA, the second AOA, the first position and the second position.
Integrated emergency response and data network
One example method of operation may include identifying an emergency location based on a received emergency communication, determining enhanced information is available in a memory for the emergency location, retrieving the enhanced information, and forwarding the enhanced information to one or more emergency service entities and one or more registered devices located at the emergency location.