Access point association and tracking of physical addresses
First Claim
1. A system adapted for tracking device and access point geographic locations, the system comprising:
- at least one hardware processor; and
at least one memory device, including instructions, which when executed, cause the hardware processor to perform operations comprising;
receiving, from a device, access point identification information, wherein the access point identification information identifies an access point of a wireless network that the device is connected to, and wherein the access point identification information is communicated to the system from the device via network connectivity provided by the wireless network;
validating, in a list of geographically associated wireless networks, the access point identification information;
generating an indication of an assigned geographic location corresponding to the access point;
communicating the indication of the assigned geographic location to the device; and
facilitating a communication session with the device using a communications service, based on use of the indication of the assigned geographic location by the device, to enable the communication session to become associated with the assigned geographic location in the communications service, wherein data for the communication session is transmitted between the communications service and the device using the wireless network and the network connectivity.
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Abstract
Disclosed in various examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums used for identifying and tracking device and access point geographic locations of wireless (e.g., Wi-Fi) networks. In an example, operations performed by an infrastructure system for provisioning location information include: receiving access point identification information (e.g., a MAC address) that identifies an access point of a wireless network; validating the access point identification information in a list of known wireless networks (e.g., a whitelist); determining an assigned location corresponding to the access point; communicating an indication of the assigned location to the device; and facilitating a communication session with the device, using the wireless network, as the communication session uses the indication of the assigned location by the device. Further operations involving administrator involvement and approval of the location, and client use of the whitelist and the assigned location information, are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system adapted for tracking device and access point geographic locations, the system comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; and at least one memory device, including instructions, which when executed, cause the hardware processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a device, access point identification information, wherein the access point identification information identifies an access point of a wireless network that the device is connected to, and wherein the access point identification information is communicated to the system from the device via network connectivity provided by the wireless network; validating, in a list of geographically associated wireless networks, the access point identification information; generating an indication of an assigned geographic location corresponding to the access point; communicating the indication of the assigned geographic location to the device; and facilitating a communication session with the device using a communications service, based on use of the indication of the assigned geographic location by the device, to enable the communication session to become associated with the assigned geographic location in the communications service, wherein data for the communication session is transmitted between the communications service and the device using the wireless network and the network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for tracking device and access point geographic locations, the method comprising operations performed by a server device using one or more hardware processors, the operations comprising:
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receiving, from a device, access point identification information of a wireless network, wherein the access point identification information identifies an access point of the wireless network to which the device is connected, and wherein the access point identification information is communicated to the server device from the device via network connectivity provided by the wireless network; validating, in a list of geographically associated wireless networks, the access point identification information; generating an indication of an assigned geographic location corresponding to the access point; communicating the indication of the assigned geographic location to the device; and facilitating a communication session that includes the device, via a communications service, based on use of the indication of the assigned geographic location by the device, wherein the communication session is associated with the assigned geographic location in the communications service, and wherein data for the communication session is transmitted between the communications service and the device using the wireless network and the network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for tracking device and access point geographic locations, the device comprising:
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means for receiving, from a subject device, access point identification information of a wireless network, wherein the access point identification information identifies an access point of the wireless network to which the subject device is connected, and wherein the access point identification information is communicated to the device from the subject device via network connectivity provided by the wireless network; means for validating, in a list of geographically associated wireless networks, the access point identification information; means for generating an indication of an assigned geographic location corresponding to the access point; means for communicating the indication of the assigned geographic location to the subject device; and means for establishing a communication session that includes the subject device, via a communications service, based on use of the indication of the assigned geographic location by the subject device, wherein the communication session is associated with the assigned geographic location in the communications service, and wherein data for the communication session is transmitted between the communications service and the subject device using the wireless network and the network connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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