System and method for locating mobile devices through a direct-connection protocol
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1. A method, comprising:
- retrieving information from a direct connection protocol (“
DCP”
) server, the information including a unique identifier for a mobile device, wherein the DCP server received the information in a communication from the mobile device;
maintaining a correlation between the DCP server and a site; and
storing an indication that the mobile device is located at the site based on the retrieving of the information from the DCP server correlated to the site.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method for retrieving information from a direct connection protocol (“DCP”) server, the information including a unique identifier for a mobile device, wherein the DCP server received the information in a communication from the mobile device. A correlation is maintained between the DCP server and a site and an indication is stored that the mobile device is located at the site based on the retrieving of the information from the DCP server correlated to the site.
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1. A method, comprising:
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retrieving information from a direct connection protocol (“
DCP”
) server, the information including a unique identifier for a mobile device, wherein the DCP server received the information in a communication from the mobile device;
maintaining a correlation between the DCP server and a site; and
storing an indication that the mobile device is located at the site based on the retrieving of the information from the DCP server correlated to the site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a mobile device;
a direct connection protocol (“
DCP”
) server receiving information from the mobile device, wherein the information includes a unique identifier for the mobile device; and
an enterprise management system maintaining a correlation between the DCP server and a site, wherein the enterprise management system retrieves the information and determines a location for the mobile device based on the correlation and the unique identifier, the enterprise management system storing the location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of records, each record corresponding to a mobile device connected to a network;
storing a plurality of correlations between a plurality of sites and a plurality of direct connection protocol (“
DCP”
) servers;
retrieving information from one of the DCP servers, wherein the information includes a unique identifier for at least one of the mobile devices; and
storing location data in the record corresponding to the at least one mobile device, wherein the location data is determined based on the correlation between the one of the DCP servers and the corresponding site. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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