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Access point position determination by mobile devices crowd sourcing

US10009725B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Leor Banin · Netanya, IL
Yuval Amizur · Kfar Sava, IL
Uri Schatzberg · Kiryat Ono, IL
Chagai Fridman · Holon, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2014
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments for performing access point position determination using crowd sourcing are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a range report request is received, by at least one mobile device, from a network entity for determining a position of a plurality of access points (APs). The at least one mobile device performs range measurements on each of the plurality of APs at different locations. A range report associated with the range measurements performed on each of the plurality of APs is sent to the network entity by the at least one mobile device.

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