Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for determining geolocation of wireless access point or wireless device
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Application No.: US16209625Application Date: 2018-12-04
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Publication No.: US10555275B1Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Robert W. Peterson , Mark Gerard
- Applicant: Open Invention Network LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
- Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00 ; H04W64/00 ; H04W4/029 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W88/08 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
In order to determine the location of wireless network devices without inherent location capabilities, a wireless network device such as an access point can receive geolocation information from transient data sources such as mobile devices requiring network access from the access point. The access point stores geolocation records including location coordinates received from the transient data sources. The geolocation records can be processed to determine the position and movement of the access point. The geolocation records and/or location information can be passed to other transient clients that do not have inherent location capability.
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