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Location awareness of devices

  • US 20090023410A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2007
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing devices comprising:

  • receiving wireless fingerprints from a plurality of devices, each of said wireless fingerprints comprising a unique device identifier and a wireless signal strength indicator that corresponds to a relative position a device is located with respect to one or more wireless access points and unique identifiers associated with said access points;

    identifying a similarity between a first wireless fingerprint associated with a first of said plurality of devices and a second wireless fingerprint associated with a second of said plurality of devices; and

    determining a degree of closeness between said first device and said second device based on said similarity.

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