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Estimation of speed and direction of travel in a WLAN positioning system using multiple position estimations

  • US 20070258408A1
  • Filed: 05/08/2006
  • Published: 11/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device, comprising:

  • the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device;

    accessing a reference database to determine if the database contains characteristics of the Wi-Fi access points; and

    if the database contains characteristics of the Wi-Fi access point, using the characteristics to estimate a speed of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.

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