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Processing of access point crowdsourcing data

  • US 10,080,131 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2015
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing access point (AP) crowdsourcing data, comprising:

  • receiving WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, wherein the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, include information observed about at least one access point device;

    consolidating the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions based at least in part on a set of selection criteria to generate a WiFi AP record, comprising quantizing the WiFi scan lists received in accordance with media access control address and service set identifier of the at least one access point device in the WiFi scan lists, wherein the set of selection criteria comprises a maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a predetermined period of time and the maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a single upload; and

    uploading the WiFi AP record to a crowdsourcing server.

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