Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting proximity using WiFi hotspots
- Patent Title (中): 使用WiFi热点检测接近度
-
Application No.: US13802290Application Date: 2013-03-13
-
Publication No.: US09055400B1Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Bob Lee
- Applicant: Square, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Square, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Square, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/00 ; H04W64/00

Abstract:
A method of includes receiving hotspot identification data from the first device, where the identification data identifies a plurality of WiFi hotspots that are in proximity to the first device; determining that the second device is associated with the first device; sending the hotspot identification data to the second device, where the first device and second device are mobile devices; receiving an indication of proximity from the second device; and notifying the first device of the indication of proximity.
Information query