Patent ID: 9473900
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G01C,G01S,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for use in a network comprising a positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server or any combination thereof, the method comprising, at the positioning assistance server: obtaining metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof; receiving a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and transmitting at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, and wherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation.