METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING COOPERATIVE POSITIONING OR LEARNING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

One or more bits are used for peer discovery signals to signal the capabilities and / or intent of the device to cooperatively engage in one or more mobile device location related operations. In some embodiments, one or more bits are placed at predetermined locations in the header portion of the peer discovery signal. In some embodiments, the different bits are associated with different specific cooperative positioning related operations. The peer discovery signal is transmitted, e. G. Broadcast, in some predetermined unit or periodically by the mobile wireless communication device. In this way, a device that listens for peer discovery signals can determine the intent of other devices to perform certain location discovery related operations with very little signaling overhead.