Proximity enhanced location query
Embodiments described herein enable proximity enhancements for a location query performed for a target wireless device. One embodiment provides for a method to determine a range and direction to a target wireless device using one our more wireless ranging operations when the wireless communication device is within a threshold range of the target wireless device, generate an augmented reality view that includes a target position estimate for the wireless device, and present the augmented reality view that includes the target position estimate for the wireless device.
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to cause one or more processors of a wireless communication device to perform operations comprising:
determining a range and a direction to a target wireless device using one or more wireless ranging operations;
determining a target position estimate for the target wireless device relative to the wireless communication device based on a pose of the wireless communication device, the range and the direction to the target wireless device, wherein the determining the target position estimate comprises aligning range measurements and pose estimates from the wireless communication device;
generating an augmented reality view that includes the target position estimate for the target wireless device; and
presenting the augmented reality view via a display of the wireless communication device.
2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein the augmented reality view includes a video captured via a camera of the wireless communication device and the target position estimate is positioned within the video at a location determined for the target wireless device.
3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , the operations additionally comprising determining a pose of the wireless communication device via sensor data received from an inertial measurement unit within the wireless communication device.
4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 3 , the operations additionally comprising determining the target position estimate for the target wireless device based on the range and the direction to the target wireless device and the pose of the wireless communication device.
5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 4 , the operations additionally comprising determining a direction to the target wireless device based on multiple range measurements to the target wireless device.
6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 5 , the operations additionally comprising presenting the augmented reality view via the display of the wireless communication device in response to a change in the pose of the wireless communication device.
7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , wherein the one or more wireless ranging operations include a ranging operation performed via an ultra-wideband radio.
8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 7 , wherein the ranging operation performed via the ultra-wideband radio includes a time of flight measurement.
9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 1 , the operations additionally comprising:
presenting a map with a marker that shows a location of the target wireless device, the map presented via a location query interface on a display of the wireless communication device; and
presenting, via the map, a direction and range to the target wireless device, the direction and range determined via the one or more wireless ranging operations.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium as in claim 9 , the operations additionally comprising presenting, via the location query interface, an interface element to enable the location query interface to transition to the augmented reality view.
11. An electronic device comprising:
a wireless controller including a ranging sensor and a communications radio;
a display device;
memory to store instructions; and
one or more processors to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
scan for a beacon advertisement via the communications radio of the wireless controller;
in response to detection of the beacon advertisement of a target wireless device, transmitting a command to the target wireless device to initiate a bi-directional ranging operation with the electronic device;
determine a range and a direction to the target wireless device via the ranging sensor of the wireless controller during the bi-directional ranging operation;
determine a target position estimate for the target wireless device relative to the electronic device based on a pose of the electronic device, the range and the direction to the target wireless device, wherein the determining the target position estimate comprises aligning range measurements and pose estimates from the electronic device;
generate an augmented reality view that includes the target position estimate for the target wireless device; and
present the augmented reality view via the display device.
12. The electronic device as in claim 11 , wherein the augmented reality view includes a video captured via a camera of the electronic device and the target position estimate is positioned within the video at a location determined for the target wireless device.
13. The electronic device as in claim 11 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to determine a pose of the electronic device via sensor data received from an inertial measurement unit within the electronic device.
14. The electronic device as in claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to determine the target position estimate for the target wireless device based on a range and direction to the target wireless device and the pose of the electronic device.
15. The electronic device as in claim 14 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to present the augmented reality view via the display device in response to a change in the pose of the electronic device.
16. The electronic device as in claim 11 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:
present a map with a marker that shows a location of the target wireless device, the map presented via a location query interface on the display device;
present, via the map, a direction and range to the target wireless device, the direction and range determined via one or more bi-directional ranging operations; and
present, via the location query interface, an interface element to enable the location query interface to transition to the augmented reality view.
17. A method comprising:
on a wireless communication device including one or more processors:
determining a range and direction to a target wireless device using one our more wireless ranging operations;
determining a pose of the wireless communication device via sensor data received from an inertial measurement unit within the wireless communication device;
determining a target position estimate for the target wireless device based on the range and the direction to the target wireless device and the pose of the wireless communication device;
generating an augmented reality view that includes the target position estimate for the target wireless device, wherein the determining the target position estimate comprises aligning range measurements and pose estimates from the wireless communication device; and
presenting the augmented reality view via a display of the wireless communication device.
18. The method as in claim 17 , wherein the augmented reality view includes a video captured via a camera of the wireless communication device and the target position estimate is positioned within the video at a location determined for the target wireless device.
19. The method as in claim 17 , additionally comprising presenting the augmented reality view via the display of the wireless communication device in response to a change in the pose of the wireless communication device.
20. The method as in claim 17 , wherein the one or more wireless ranging operations include a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement of a beacon advertisement broadcast by the target wireless device or a ranging operation performed via an ultra-wideband radio.