Apparatus And Method For Use In Location Determination
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprisingcircuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus;
- circuitry configured for receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, and wherein the connection point identification data is associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and
circuitry configured for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the circuitry configured for location determination, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; circuitry configured receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, and wherein the connection point identification data is associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and circuitry configured for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the circuitry configured for location determination, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data. This associating may be used to cross-check/validate the geographical location provided by the circuitry configured for location determination.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; -
circuitry configured for receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, and wherein the connection point identification data is associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and circuitry configured for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the circuitry configured for location determination, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising
means for obtaining a geographic location of the apparatus; -
means for receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a means for providing a connection point, and wherein the connection point identification data is associated with a geographic location of the means for providing a connection point; and means for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the means for obtaining a geographic location of the apparatus, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising
a first component arranged to receive a geographic location of an apparatus; -
a second component arranged to receive connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, and wherein the connection point identification data is associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and a third component arranged to associate one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the first component, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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20. A method comprising
obtaining a geographic location of an apparatus; -
receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, the connection point identification data being associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by obtaining the geographical location of the apparatus, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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21. A method comprising
the step of obtaining a geographic location of the apparatus; -
the step of receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, the connection point identification data being associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and the step of associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the step of obtaining a geographical location of the apparatus, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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22. An apparatus comprising
circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; -
circuitry configured for interfacing arranged to interface with circuitry configured for wireless communications arranged to undertake wireless communications with remote circuitry to provide one or more onward communication paths using the remote circuitry, by obtaining connection point identification data of the remote circuitry, the connection point identification data being associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry, the circuitry configured for interfacing being arranged to receive connection point identification data from the circuitry configured for wireless communications; and circuitry configured for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the circuitry configured for location determination, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data.
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23. An apparatus comprising
circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; -
circuitry configured for indicating movement of the apparatus; circuitry configured for determining that a static geographic location of the apparatus as obtained by the circuitry configured for location determination is false in the case that the circuitry configured for indicating movement indicates movement of the apparatus.
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24. A method of assembly of an apparatus, the apparatus comprising
circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; -
circuitry configured for wireless communications arranged to undertake wireless communications with remote circuitry to provide one or more onward communication paths using the remote circuitry, by obtaining a connection point identification data of the remote circuitry, the connection point identification data being associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry; and circuitry configured for associating one or more instances of the geographic location of the apparatus, as provided by the circuitry configured for location determination, with corresponding instances of the connection point identification data, the method comprising assembling together the circuitry configured for location determination, circuitry configured for wireless communications and circuitry configured for associating.
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Specification