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Method and apparatus of obtaining location information

US10853806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2020
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/021
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus of obtaining location information are disclosed. According to the disclosed method, a server obtains transaction data uploaded by a terminal, determines a transaction device identifier and transaction address information included in the transaction data, and determines and stores location information of a transaction device corresponding to the transaction device identifier based on the transaction address information. Using the above method, the server is able to automatically record the location information of the transaction device through the transaction data uploaded by the terminal, without the need of manually recording the location information of the transaction device, thereby effectively enhancing the efficiency of obtaining the location information of the transaction device.

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