Efficient collection of wireless transmitter characteristics
US8787171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media are disclosed for collecting information pertaining to the configuration of one or more wireless networks and using this information in turn to estimate the location of mobile wireless devices associated with those networks. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to providing efficient systems and methods for collecting the information, which are responsive to the coverage or quality of the wireless network configuration information already stored in a network database.
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