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Method and apparatus for access point location token

US10484819B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Gaby Prechner · Beer Yaakov, IL
Elad Eyal · Hamburg, DE
Yuval Amizur · Kfar Sava, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for using a location token to locate a mobile device in a mapped environment. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to identifying an AP in the environment using an AP location token. By finding a map from a map vendor which has a substantially identical map token, the AP and the map may be matched together. Once the AP is matched to the map, its exact location will be known. The location of a mobile device may be determined in relation to the AP's location. The same process may be used to identify the location of several APs on a map and thereby identify the location of the mobile device relative to the APs.

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