Locating a mobile device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9869748
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15411655

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Identifying a location of a mobile device is disclosed (e.g., presuming user consent to the same). One or more received signal strengths (RSSs), comprising a first RSS, may be received by a first access point (AP) from the mobile device. The RSSs may be used to identify a grid area, comprising a first grid space. A signal distance between the first grid space and the first AP may be identified using the first RSS, and combined with a first grid space distance, comprising a known distance between the first grid space and the first AP, to determine a first grid space likelihood score for the first grid space. A second grid space likelihood score may be determined for a second grid space (e.g., and a third, etc.), and the grid space comprising a desired grid space likelihood score (e.g., highest) may be selected as the mobile device location.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCWASHINGTON STATE WASHINGTON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mu, Hailong Beijing, CN 15 290
Un, Edward Ding-Bong Beijiin, CN 9 153
Wang, Kai Beijing, CN 565 3689
Xu, Zeyong Beijing, CN 26 557
Zhao, Jun Beijing, CN 550 12849

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