METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION BASED DIRECTION FINDING

Title:

METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION BASED DIRECTION FINDING

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/111093

Kind Code:

A8

Abstract:

Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide short-range communication based direction finding. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises transmitting by a target device (102'), information in one or more advertising packets (130B), including preferences of the target device for using data signing associated with direction finding; and receiving by the target device (102') from a tracker device (100'), one or more direction finding request packets (150B) including a request for data signing corresponding with the target device preferences.

Inventors:

KAINULAINEN ANTTI PAAVO TAPANI (FI)
SALOKANNEL JUHA (FI)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2013/050627

Publication Date:

October 03, 2013

Filing Date:

January 24, 2013

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Assignee:

NOKIA CORP (FI)
NOKIA INC (US)

International Classes:

G01S3/02; G01S1/08; G01S5/00; G01S5/02; H04L67/01; H04W12/06; H04W64/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

HOEL, John E. et al. (LLP3 World Financial Cente, New York NY, US)

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