On demand positioning

1. A method comprising:

obtaining position fix information from at least a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal;

updating said position fix information based at least in part on a signal metric associated with one or more non-SPS sources;

obtaining a subsequent position fix from an SPS signal using said updated position fix information; and

selecting one or more of a plurality of localization procedures to perform said updating said position fix information based at least in part on one or more criteria.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an uncertainty of said position fix information based at least in part on said signal metric; and

comparing said determined uncertainty to an uncertainty-tolerance value, wherein said obtaining said subsequent position fix is performed in response to said comparison.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said position fix information comprises a location component and/or a time component.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a motion-sensitive sensor.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a wireless network interface including CDMA, UMTS, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, RFID, broadcast TV, broadcast FM, and/or Bluetooth.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said signal metric comprises received signal strength (RSS), round trip delay (RTD), time of arrival (TOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), angle of arrival (AOA), and/or Doppler frequency.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

updating said position fix information of a mobile unit in response to a motion and/or velocity of said mobile unit.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

associating said signal metric with a location of said mobile unit; and

determining whether to use an SPS signal to obtain a new position fix based at least in part on a change in said signal metric.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a quality of said signal metric.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a power consumption of a mobile unit performing said selecting.

11. A mobile station comprising:

an on demand positioning (ODP) engine adapted to operate in an RF environment to:

obtain position fix information from a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal;

update said position fix information based at least in part on a signal metric associated with one or more non-SPS sources;

obtain a subsequent position fix from an SPS signal using said updated position fix information; and

select one or more of a plurality of localization procedures to perform said updating said position fix information based at least in part on one or more criteria.

12. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said ODP engine is further adapted to:

determine an uncertainty of said position fix information based at least in part on said signal metric; and

compare said determined uncertainty to an uncertainty-tolerance value, wherein said obtaining said subsequent position fix is performed in response to said comparison.

13. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said position fix information comprises a location component and/or a time component.

14. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a motion-sensitive sensor.

15. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a wireless network interface including CDMA, UMTS, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, broadcast TV, broadcast FM, and/or Bluetooth.

16. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said signal metric comprises received signal strength (RSS), round trip delay (RTD), time of arrival (TOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), angle of arrival (AOA), and/or Doppler frequency.

17. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a quality of said signal metric.

18. The mobile station of claim 11 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a power consumption of the mobile station.

19. An apparatus comprising:

means for obtaining position fix information from a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal;

means for updating said position fix information based at least in part on a signal metric associated with one or more non-SPS sources;

means for obtaining a subsequent position fix from an SPS signal using said updated position fix information; and

means for selecting one or more of a plurality of localization procedures to perform said updating said position fix information based at least in part on one or more criteria.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising:

means for determining an uncertainty of said position fix information based at least in part on said signal metric; and

means for comparing said determined uncertainty to an uncertainty-tolerance value, wherein said obtaining said subsequent position fix is performed in response to said comparison.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said position fix information comprises a location component and/or a time component.

22. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a motion-sensitive sensor.

23. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a wireless network interface including CDMA, UMTS, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, broadcast TV, broadcast FM, and/or Bluetooth.

24. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said signal metric comprises received signal strength (RSS), round trip delay (RTD), time of arrival (TOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), angle of arrival (AOA), and/or Doppler frequency.

25. The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising:

means for updating said position fix information of a mobile unit in response to a motion and/or velocity of said mobile unit.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for associating said signal metric with a location of said mobile unit; and

means for determining whether to use an SPS signal to obtain a new position fix based at least in part on a change in said signal metric.

27. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a quality of said signal metric.

28. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a power consumption of the apparatus.

29. An article comprising: a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a processing unit, perform positioning, the instructions comprising:

code to obtain signals representing position fix information from a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal;

code to update said position fix information based at least in part on a signal metric associated with one or more non-SPS sources;

code to obtain a subsequent position fix from an SPS signal using said updated position fix information; and

code to select one or more of a plurality of localization procedures to perform said updating said position fix information based at least in part on one or more criteria.

30. The article of claim 29 , wherein said machine-readable instructions further comprise:

code to determine an uncertainty of said position fix information based at least in part on said signal metric; and

code to compare said determined uncertainty to an uncertainty-tolerance value, wherein said obtaining said subsequent position fix is performed in response to said comparison.

31. The article of claim 29 , wherein said position fix information comprises a location component and/or a time component.

32. The article of claim 29 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a motion-sensitive sensor.

33. The article of claim 29 , wherein said one or more non-SPS sources comprise a wireless network interface including CDMA, UMTS, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, broadcast TV, broadcast FM, and/or Bluetooth.

34. The article of claim 29 , wherein said signal metric comprises received signal strength (RSS), round trip delay (RTD), time of arrival (TOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), angle of arrival (AOA), and/or Doppler frequency.

35. The article of claim 29 , wherein said machine-readable instructions further comprise:

code to update said position fix information of a mobile station in response to a motion and/or velocity of said mobile station.

36. The article of claim 35 , wherein said machine-readable instructions further comprise:

code to associate said signal metric with a location of said mobile station; and

code to determine whether to use an SPS signal to obtain a new position fix based at least in part on a change in said signal metric.

37. The article of claim 29 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a quality of said signal metric.

38. The article of claim 29 , wherein said one or more criteria includes a power consumption of a mobile station performing said selecting.