Location awareness in wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method for determining a proximity of one or more wireless devices to a first wireless device, the method comprising:
- providing network information associated with the first wireless device to a server, the network information including at least a media access control (MAC) address and service set identifier (SSID) of an access point to which the first wireless device is connected;
comparing, at the server, the network information associated with the first wireless device wit network information associated with each of a predetermined set of wireless devices to identify one or more wireless devices connected to a same access point as the first device; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device of a proximity of the one or more wireless devices.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are exemplary techniques for establishing a direct link independent of an access point and for identifying proximate wireless stations users. The method and method are provided in a wireless network with an access point logically connected to at least a first wireless device and a second wireless device to notify the first wireless device that the second wireless device is in proximity to said first device. The system and method also establish a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and at least one proximate wireless device by identifying a second wireless device within a predetermined proximity of the first wireless device, determining an identity associated with a user of the second wireless device, comparing the identify with a set identities, and notifying the user of a proximity of the user of the second wireless device based on the comparison.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for determining a proximity of one or more wireless devices to a first wireless device, the method comprising:
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providing network information associated with the first wireless device to a server, the network information including at least a media access control (MAC) address and service set identifier (SSID) of an access point to which the first wireless device is connected;
comparing, at the server, the network information associated with the first wireless device wit network information associated with each of a predetermined set of wireless devices to identify one or more wireless devices connected to a same access point as the first device; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device of a proximity of the one or more wireless devices.
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2. A method for determining a proximity of one or more wireless devices to a first wireless device, the method comprising:
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providing network information associated with the first wireless device to a server, the network information including at least a media access control (MAC) address and service set identifier (SSID) of an access point and network, respectively, to which the first wireless device is connected;
comparing, at the server, the network information associated with the first wireless device with network information associated with each of a predetermined set of wireless devices to identify one or more wireless devices connected to a same network or access point as the first device; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device of a selected one or more of the one or more wireless devices which are within a proximity of the first wireless device.
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3. In a wireless network comprising an access point logically connected to at least a first wireless device and a second wireless device, a method comprising:
notifying said first wireless device that the second wireless device is in proximity to said first device.
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4. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:
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providing a location of the first wireless device to a server; and
determining at the server the proximity of the first wireless device to the second device by comparing the location of the first device to a location of the one or more wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a wireless network having an access point, a first wireless device comprising:
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a transceiver; and
a direct link module operably connected to the transceiver and adapted to;
to notify the first wireless device that one or more wireless devices are in proximity to the first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless system comprising:
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an access point; and
at least a first wireless device and one or more wireless devices;
wherein the first wireless device adapted to;
notify the first wireless device that the one or more wireless devices are in proximity to the first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for determining a proximity of one or more wireless devices to a first wireless device, the method comprising:
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providing network information associated with the first wireless device to a server, the network information including at least a media access control (MAC) address and service set identifier (SSID) of a network of access points to which the first wireless device is connected;
comparing, at the server, the network information associated with the first wireless device with network information associated with each of a predetermined set of wireless devices to identify one or more wireless devices connected to a same network of access points as the first device; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device of a proximity of the one or more wireless devices.
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34. A method for determining a proximity of one or more wireless devices to a first wireless device, the method comprising:
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providing network information associated with the first wireless device to a server, the network information including at least a media access control (MAC) address and service set identifier (SSID) of a collection of networks of access points to which the first wireless device is connected;
comparing, at the server, the network information associated with the first wireless device with network information associated with each of a predetermined set of wireless devices to identify one or more wireless devices connected to a same collection of networks of access points as the first device; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device of a proximity of the one or more wireless devices.
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35. A method for establishing a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and at least one proximate wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a second wireless device within a predetermined proximity of the first wireless device;
determining an identity associated with a user of the second wireless device;
comparing the identify associated with the user of the second wireless device with a set of one or more predetermined identities; and
notifying a user of the first wireless device that the user of a proximity of the user of the second wireless device based on the comparison of the identity with the set of one or more predetermined identities. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A wireless device comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transceiver for transmitting and receiving data in an RF form;
means for identifying a second wireless device within a predetermined proximity of the RF transceiver;
means for determining an identity associated with a user of the second wireless device;
means for comparing the identify associated with the user of the second wireless device with a set of one or more predetermined identities; and
means for notifying a user of the wireless device of a proximity of the user of the second wireless device based at least in part on the comparison of the identity with the set of one or more predetermined identities. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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