METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A DEVICE BY GPS COORDINATES
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1. A method of identifying a device comprising:
- determining earth coordinates for a first device;
creating a device identifier based at least in part on the earth coordinates of the first device; and
communicating the device identifier to at least one other device.
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Abstract
A method of identifying a device based on GPS coordinates is provided. In one embodiment a device is identified by determining earth coordinates for the device. Once the earth coordinates are determined a unique device identifier is created based at least in part on the earth coordinates of the device. After the unique device identifier has been created, the unique device identifier is communicated to at least one other device.
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1. A method of identifying a device comprising:
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determining earth coordinates for a first device; creating a device identifier based at least in part on the earth coordinates of the first device; and communicating the device identifier to at least one other device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of provisioning services to a device comprising:
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receiving a device identifier from a first device; obtaining the earth location of the first device from the device identifier; determining based on the earth location whether the first device is to receive services; and provisioning services to the first device if the first device is to receive services. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for identifying a device by earth coordinates, the system comprising:
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one or more devices having a device identifier that incorporates the earth coordinates of the device; a management system configured to provision services to select of the one or more devices based on the device identifiers of those devices; and a network connected to the one or more devices and the management system operable to transfer data between the one or more devices and the management system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A device having an identifier based on the location of the device, the device comprising:
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a GPS receiver; a processor in communication with the GPS receiver and operable to incorporate GPS coordinates from the GPS receiver into a device identifier; and an output in communication with the processor and operable to transmit the device identifier to another device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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