System and method for locating a mobile electronic device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a first router of a local area network (LAN), collecting a first set of LAN communication data, wherein the first set of LAN communication data comprises first characteristics of devices previously or currently connected to the first router or communications by devices in proximity to the first router;
at a second router of the LAN, collecting a second set of LAN communication data, wherein the second set of LAN communication data comprises second characteristics of devices previously or currently connected to the second router or communications by devices in proximity to the second router;
determining a first location type of the first router, wherein the determining the first location type of the first router comprises automatically classifying the first set of LAN communication data as associated with the first location type using the first characteristics, the first location type corresponding to a first area associated with a first physical location of the first router;
determining a second location type of the second router, wherein determining the second location type comprises automatically classifying the second set of LAN communication data as associated with the second location type using the second characteristics, the second location type corresponding to a second area associated with a second physical location of the second router, wherein the first and second location types are different;
at the first router, receiving a wireless transmission from an electronic device; and
determining a device location of the electronic device relative to the first router using the first location type of the first router, wherein the device location is in a vicinity of the first area associated with the first physical location of the first router; and
outputting location information comprising the device location and the first location type.
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Abstract
A method for locating a device, including: at a first and second router, collecting sets of LAN communication data; based on the sets, determining location types of the routers; at the first router, receiving a wireless transmission from the device; based on the wireless transmission, determining a location of the device; and controlling a set of electronic devices based on the location and the first location type. A method for locating an device, including: at a first router: establishing a wireless connection to the device; receiving a first wireless transmission from the device; and disconnecting from the device; receiving a second wireless transmission from the device at a second router; based on the first and second wireless transmissions, determining connection metrics; based on the connection metrics, determining a location of the device; and controlling a set of electronic devices based on the location.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a first router of a local area network (LAN), collecting a first set of LAN communication data, wherein the first set of LAN communication data comprises first characteristics of devices previously or currently connected to the first router or communications by devices in proximity to the first router; at a second router of the LAN, collecting a second set of LAN communication data, wherein the second set of LAN communication data comprises second characteristics of devices previously or currently connected to the second router or communications by devices in proximity to the second router; determining a first location type of the first router, wherein the determining the first location type of the first router comprises automatically classifying the first set of LAN communication data as associated with the first location type using the first characteristics, the first location type corresponding to a first area associated with a first physical location of the first router; determining a second location type of the second router, wherein determining the second location type comprises automatically classifying the second set of LAN communication data as associated with the second location type using the second characteristics, the second location type corresponding to a second area associated with a second physical location of the second router, wherein the first and second location types are different; at the first router, receiving a wireless transmission from an electronic device; and determining a device location of the electronic device relative to the first router using the first location type of the first router, wherein the device location is in a vicinity of the first area associated with the first physical location of the first router; and outputting location information comprising the device location and the first location type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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at a first router of a LAN, collecting a first set of LAN communication data, comprising, at the first router, receiving a first transmission from a first device, the first transmission comprising content indicative of a first location type; at a second router of the LAN, collecting a second set of LAN communication data; determining a first location type of the first router, wherein determining the first location type comprises classifying the first router as associated with the first location type using the content of the first transmission; determining a second location type of the second router using the second set of LAN communication data, wherein the first and second location types are different; at the first router, receiving a wireless transmission from a second device; determining a device location of the second device relative to the first router using the first location type of the first router, wherein the device location is in a vicinity of a first area associated with a first physical location of the first router; and outputting location information comprising the device location and the first location type. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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