Electronic apparatus, system including electronic apparatus, position estimation method
An electronic apparatus includes communication circuitry and processing circuitry. The communication circuitry receives first and second wireless signals from a first terminal when the electronic apparatus reaches first and second measurement points. The communication circuitry receives third and fourth wireless signals from a second terminal when the electronic apparatus reaches third and fourth measurement points. The processing circuitry estimates one or more first candidates of a position of the first terminal and one or more second candidates of a position of the second terminal. The processing circuitry specifies the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
communication circuitry configured to:
receive a first wireless signal from a first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on a path and reaches a first measurement point on the path;
receive a second wireless signal from a second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a second measurement point on the path;
receive a third wireless signal from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a third measurement point on the path; and
receive a fourth wireless signal from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a fourth measurement point on the path; and
processing circuitry configured to:
estimate two or more first candidates of a position of the first terminal and two or more second candidates of a position of the second terminal, based on information related to the first to fourth wireless signals and positions of the first to fourth measurement points; and
specify the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal.
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position of the first terminal is a position represented by positions selected from among positions included in the two or more first candidates, and the position of the second terminal is a position represented by positions selected from among positions included in the two or more second candidates.
3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry determines a fifth measurement point used for specifying the position of the first terminal based on the two or more first candidates, and further specifies the position of the first terminal based on a sixth wireless signal received from the first terminal at the fifth measurement point.
4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein information related to the first to fifth wireless signals includes a received power value.
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry acquires a position of the electronic apparatus, and
positions of at least one of the first to fourth measurement points are determined by the position of the electronic apparatus.
6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first to fifth wireless signals include a wireless signal complying with Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy standards.
7. A system comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to: estimate two or more first candidates of a position of a first terminal and two or more second candidates of a position of a second terminal,
based on information related to a first wireless signal received from the first terminal when an electronic apparatus moves on a path and reaches a first measurement point on the path, information related to a second wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a second measurement point on the path, information related to a third wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a third measurement point on the path, information related to a fourth wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a fourth measurement point on the path, and positions of the first to fourth measurement points; and
specify the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal.
8. An electronic apparatus portable by a user, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to estimate two or more first candidates of a position of a first terminal and two or more first candidates of a position of a second terminal, based on information related to a first wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on a first path and reaches a first measurement point on the first path, information related to a second wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the first path and reaches a second measurement point on the first path, information related to a third wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the first path and reaches a third measurement point on the first path, and positions of the first to fourth measurement points, and
specify the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal; and
a notification unit configured to notify the user to carry the electronic apparatus along a second path different from the first path, based on the information related to the first wireless signal, the information related to the second wireless signal, the information related to the third wireless signal, and the information related to the fourth wireless signal.
9. A method for estimating a position of a first terminal and a position of a second terminal, comprising:
receiving a first wireless signal from the first terminal when an electronic apparatus moves on a path and reaches a first measurement point on the path;
receiving a second wireless signal from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a second measurement point on the path;
receiving a third wireless signal from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a third measurement point on the path;
receiving a fourth wireless signal from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on a path and reaches a fourth measurement point on the path;
estimating two or more first candidates of the position of the first terminal and two or more second candidates of the position of the second terminal, based on the information of the first wireless signal, the information of the second wireless signal, the information of the third wireless signal, the information of the fourth wireless signal, and positions of the first to fourth measurement points; and
specify the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal.
10. A method for estimating a position of a first terminal and a position of a second terminal, comprising: estimating two or more first candidates of the position of the first terminal and two or more second candidates of the position of the second terminal,
based on information related to a first wireless signal received from the first terminal when an electronic apparatus moves on a path and reaches a first measurement point on the path, information related to a second wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a second measurement point on the path, information related to a third wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a third measurement point on the path, information related to a fourth wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the path and reaches a fourth measurement point on the path, and positions of the first to fourth measurement points; and
specifying the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal.
11. A method for estimating a position of a first terminal and a position of a second terminal by using an electronic apparatus portable by a user, comprising: estimating two or more first candidates of a position of a first terminal and two or more first candidates of a position of a second terminal,
based on information related to a first wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on a first path and reaches a first measurement point on the first path, information related to a second wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the first path and reaches a second measurement point on the first path, information related to a third wireless signal received from the first terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the first path and reaches a third measurement point on the first path, information related to a fourth wireless signal received from the second terminal when the electronic apparatus moves on the first path and reaches a fourth measurement point on the first path, and positions of the first to fourth measurement points, and
specifying the position of the first terminal and the position of the second terminal based on a difference between (1) a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal which is estimated from the two or more first candidates and the two or more second candidates and (2) information related to a fifth wireless signal communicated between the first terminal and the second terminal; and
notifying the user to carry the electronic apparatus along a second path different from the first path, based on the information related to the first wireless signal, the information related to the second wireless signal, the information related to the third wireless signal, and the information related to the fourth wireless signal.