Methods and systems for tracking of assets and user navigation
A location system for determining a position of a device is described here. The location system comprises a memory and a processor, the processor executes the computer-executable instruction to perform operations. The operations include sending a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of the device based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the device. The operations further include sending a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more packets received from the locator beacon. Furthermore, the operation includes receiving the first location from the locator beacon and receiving the second location from the device. The operations further include determining the position of the device based on a function of the first location and the second location.
1. A location system comprising:
a memory to store computer-executable instructions; and
a processor to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
sending a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of an asset based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the asset;
in response to receiving a navigation request from a device, sending a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more transmitted by the locator beacon, wherein the first instruction and the second instruction coordinate the angle of arrival calculation and the angle of departure calculation to occur at different times; and
receiving the first location the second location for determining a position of the device,
wherein the second set of one or more packets comprises navigation data for navigation of the device to the asset.
2. The location system of claim 1 , wherein a default mode for the locator beacon is angle of arrival (AoA) mode and for the device is angle of departure (AoD) mode.
3. The location system of claim 2 , wherein, in the AoA mode, the locator beacon is configured to operate in a receive mode.
4. The location system of claim 2 , wherein, in the AoD mode, the device is configured to operate in a transmit mode.
5. The location system of claim 2 , wherein the location system switches from the AoA mode to the AoD mode based on receiving a trigger signal.
6. The location system of claim 2 , wherein the location system switches from the AoA mode to the AoD mode based on receiving a trigger signal, and wherein the switching between the AoA mode and the AoD mode is periodic and occurs at a predefined interval.
7. The location system of claim 6 , wherein the periodic switching between the AoA mode and the AoD mode is configurable.
8. The location system of claim 1 , wherein the locator beacon receives a third instruction from a central server to determine a third location of the asset based on angle of arrival calculation of a third set of one or more packets received from the asset.
9. The location system of claim 8 , wherein the locator beacon transmits packets comprising of navigation data to the device, wherein the navigation data includes information pertaining to current location of the device and the third location of the asset.
10. The location system of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to process the navigation data and present a path or a map or a shortest route on a display of the device to reach to the third location of the asset from the current location.
11. A method comprising:
sending, by a central server, a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of an asset based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the asset;
in response to receiving a navigation request from a device, sending, by the central server, a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more packets transmitted by the locator beacon, wherein the first instruction and the second instruction coordinate the angle of arrival calculation and the angle of departure calculation to occur at different times; and
receiving, by the central server, the first location and the second location for determining a position of the device,
wherein the second set of one or more packets comprises navigation data allowing navigation of the device to the asset.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a default mode for the locator beacon is angle of arrival (AoA) mode and for the device is angle of departure (AoD) mode.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein in the AoA mode, the locator beacon is configured to operate in a receive mode.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein in the AoD mode, the device is configured to operate in a transmit mode.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising switching from the AoA mode to the AoD mode based on receiving a trigger signal.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the periodic switching between the AoA mode and the AoD mode is configurable.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising switching from the AoA mode to the AoD mode based on receiving a trigger signal, wherein the switching between the AoA mode and the AoD mode is periodic and occurs at a predefined interval.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the locator beacon is configured to receive a third instruction from the central server to determine a third location of the asset based on angle of arrival calculation of a third set of one or more packets received from the asset.