Patented Rivada Location Technology Said to Improve Battery Efficiency
Rivada Networks said the Patent and Trademark Office allowed Patent 14/961,088: “Enhanced Location-Based Services using a single device with pseudo location positioning for improved 3D positioning.” The technology will enable a mobile or IoT device to improve its position by…
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“triangulating its location on itself,” without being dependent on other devices, Rivada said in a Friday news release. The patented technology enables location software to work on lower power consumption than other location-based services technologies and has the potential to improve the battery life of mobile devices and reduce battery drainage problems, it said. Location-based technologies currently consume battery power “at an alarming rate, which renders their use in a disaster situation difficult,” said Rivada Chief Scientist Clint Smith.