Peripheral resource location determination method, apparatus and system
First Claim
1. A method of peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment, comprising:
- determining an access point ID from an access point providing access to a wireless station (STA) in said wireless environment;
querying a server on which resides a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from said STA; and
reporting by said server to said STA the peripherals within said predetermined distance from said STA.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment, comprising determining an access point ID from an access point providing access to a wireless station (STA) in the wireless environment; querying a server on which resides a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from the STA; and reporting by the server to the STA the peripherals within said predetermined distance from the STA. The information for peripherals may be in map form, with the peripherals reported in relative position to the STA. The present method may further comprise utilizing multiple access points and triangulating a more exact position of the STA.
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1. A method of peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment, comprising:
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determining an access point ID from an access point providing access to a wireless station (STA) in said wireless environment;
querying a server on which resides a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from said STA; and
reporting by said server to said STA the peripherals within said predetermined distance from said STA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless station (STA) capable of peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment by determining an access point ID from an access point in communication with said STA and querying a server on which resides a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from said STA. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A peripheral location system, comprising:
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an access point with an access point ID;
a wireless station capable of wireless communication with said access point and acquiring said access point ID;
a server capable of communication with said wireless station, said server including a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from said STA. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having one or more associated instructions, which if executed, results in peripheral resource location determination in a wireless environment by determining an access point ID from an access point providing access to a wireless station (STA) in said wireless environment, querying a server on which resides a table of resources for each access point to determine peripherals within a predetermined distance from said STA;
- and reporting by said server to said STA the peripherals within said predetermined distance from said STA.
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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