IP Library Granted Patent US 12,529,802
Granted Patent B2
US 12,529,802 · App. 17/955,242 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Method for controlling a positioning chip and electronic device

Inventors: Muyun Qin (Beijing, CN); Guang Yu (Beijing, CN); Chin-lung Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
G01S19/47H04W64/003
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Patent No.
US 12,529,802
App. No.
17/955,242
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling a positioning chip includes: receiving a positioning request sent by an application; obtaining information of the application, and determining a working mode of the positioning chip based on the information of the application; and controlling resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode. The method may be implemented in an electronic device.

Claims (67)

1 . A method for controlling a positioning chip, performed by an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a positioning request sent by an application;

obtaining information of the application, and determining a working mode of the positioning chip based on the information of the application;

controlling satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode; and

providing a positioning result for the application using controlled satellite channel resources;

wherein, determining a working mode of the positioning chip based on the information of the application comprises:

obtaining a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application; and

determining the working mode based on the requirement;

wherein determining the working mode based on the requirement comprises:

determining the working mode of the positioning chip to be a second working mode, in response to determining that the requirement indicating that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a first positioning accuracy threshold and greater than a second positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the second working mode comprises a second satellite constellation configuration mode, the second satellite constellation configuration mode comprises at least three satellite constellations and a single frequency mode, the second positioning accuracy threshold is less than the first positioning accuracy threshold, and a number of the at least three satellite constellations is less than a total number of satellite constellations.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, determining the working mode based on the requirement comprises:

determining the working mode of the positioning chip to be a first working mode, in response to determining that the requirement indicating that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being greater than a first positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the first working mode comprises a first satellite constellation configuration mode, and the first satellite constellation configuration mode comprises a full satellite constellation and a multi-frequency mode.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, determining the working mode based on the requirement comprises:

determining the working mode of the positioning chip to be a third working mode, in response to determining that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a second positioning accuracy threshold and greater than a third positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the third working mode comprises a third satellite constellation configuration mode, the third satellite constellation configuration mode comprises double satellite constellations and a single frequency mode, and the third positioning accuracy threshold is less than the second positioning accuracy threshold.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, determining the working mode based on the requirement comprises:

determining the working mode of the positioning chip to be a fourth working mode, in response to determining that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a third positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the fourth working mode comprises a fourth satellite constellation configuration mode, and the fourth satellite constellation configuration mode comprises single satellite constellation and a single frequency mode.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, determining a requirement indicating the positioning chip based on the information of the application comprises:

obtaining a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application by a neural network model.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, obtaining a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application comprises:

obtaining a type of the application, wherein the application is a map-type application; and

obtaining a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application based on the type.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, controlling the satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode comprises:

controlling a working state of at least one satellite constellation and a working state of at least one frequency in the satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode.

8 . An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein,

the memory is stored with instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the processor is configured to:

receive a positioning request sent by an application;

obtain information of the application, and determine a working mode of a positioning chip based on the information of the application;

control satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode; and

provide a positioning result for the application using controlled satellite channel resources;

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application; and

determine the working mode based on the requirement;

wherein when determines the working mode based on the requirement, the processor is configured to:

determine the working mode of the positioning chip to be a second working mode, in response to determining that the requirement indicating that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a first positioning accuracy threshold and greater than a second positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the second working mode comprises a second satellite constellation configuration mode, the second satellite constellation configuration mode comprises at least three satellite constellations and a single frequency mode, the second positioning accuracy threshold is less than the first positioning accuracy threshold, and a number of the at least three satellite constellations is less than a total number of satellite constellations.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the working mode of the positioning chip to be a first working mode, in response to determining that the requirement indicating that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being greater than a first positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the first working mode comprises a first satellite constellation configuration mode, and the first satellite constellation configuration mode comprises a full satellite constellation and a multi-frequency mode.

10 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the working mode of the positioning chip to be a third working mode, in response to determining that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a second positioning accuracy threshold and greater than a third positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the third working mode comprises a third satellite constellation configuration mode, the third satellite constellation configuration mode comprises double satellite constellations and a single frequency mode, and the third positioning accuracy threshold is less than the second positioning accuracy threshold.

11 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the working mode of the positioning chip to be a fourth working mode, in response to determining that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a third positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the fourth working mode comprises a fourth satellite constellation configuration mode, and the fourth satellite constellation configuration mode comprises single satellite constellation and a single frequency mode.

12 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application by a neural network model.

13 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a type of the application, wherein the application is a map-type application; and

obtain a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application based on the type.

14 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control a working state of at least one satellite constellation and a working state of at least one frequency in the satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer instructions being configured to cause a processor in an electronic device to perform a method for controlling a positioning chip, wherein the method comprising:

receiving a positioning request sent by an application;

obtaining information of the application, and determining a working mode of the positioning chip based on the information of the application;

controlling satellite channel resources for the positioning chip based on the working mode; and

wherein, determining a working mode of the positioning chip based on the information of the application comprises:

obtaining a requirement on the positioning accuracy of the application; and

determining the working mode based on the requirement;

wherein determining the working mode based on the requirement comprises:

determining the working mode of the positioning chip to be a second working mode, in response to determining that the requirement indicating that the positioning accuracy corresponding to the application being less than a first positioning accuracy threshold and greater than a second positioning accuracy threshold,

wherein the second working mode comprises a second satellite constellation configuration mode, the second satellite constellation configuration mode comprises at least three satellite constellations and a single frequency mode, the second positioning accuracy threshold is less than the first positioning accuracy threshold, and a number of the at least three satellite constellations is less than a total number of satellite constellations.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: QIN, MUYUN; YU, GUANG; LI, CHIN-LUNG
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061247/0109 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210638444.2 · Jun 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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