Methods for providing location of wireless devices using Wi-Fi
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Jul 26, 2016
Grant Date -
Nov 20, 2014
app pub date -
Aug 4, 2014
filing date -
Feb 3, 2005
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Abstract
Method includes maintaining a collaborative database on a database server containing geographic location information pertaining to Wi-Fi access points. The collaborative database includes database records for Wi-Fi access points including a MAC address and geographic location. A position location request from a Wi-Fi enabled wireless device is received at a server, and includes a respective MAC address of at least one Wi-Fi access point for which a wireless beacon is detected by the wireless device. Via a query issued to the database server using at least one MAC address included in the position location request, geographic location data for one or more Wi-Fi access points is retrieved from the database. A processor determines geographic location of the wireless device based at least on the retrieved geographic location data, and returns, via the server, geographic location data to the wireless device corresponding to the geographic location of the wireless device.
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- G06F Class
- 51669 Applications Filed
- 44228 Patents Issued To-Date
- 85.60 % Issued To-Date
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- 10 Citation Count
- G06F Class
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