Patent ID: 9103901
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising, with a mobile device: identifying one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on at least one of: one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device, or one or more signal received from one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources; obtaining a request for a position fix of said mobile device; and selecting at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, and wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy.