System and method for location services over wireless LANs

• US 20100142501A1
• Filed: 11/17/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: xG Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: xG Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Hochbaum, Simon
• Application Number:
  US12/590,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20100142501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/006 for emergency situations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A system and method for location determination based on available information about the premises served by a Wireless Access Point is disclosed. More specifically, what is described is a method that enables the mobile terminal to deliver adequate and valuable location information to the service when proper function of the service requires this information.

Claims

1. A method to supply location information for emergencies and commercial services to users of wireless local area networks comprising:

A mobile wireless terminal;

a wireless access point;

a public network;

said wireless access point in wireless electrical communication with said mobile wireless terminal and also in electrical communication with said public network;

said wireless access point and said mobile wireless terminal creating connection address information that is stored in said mobile wireless terminal memory and said wireless access point memory by undertaking a pairing procedure used for identification and communication between said wireless access point and said mobile wireless terminal;

wherein said pairing procedure also includes storing physical address information regarding the physical location of said wireless access point in said mobile wireless terminal memory and said wireless access point memory; and

, wherein when physical location information is required for emergencies and commercial services by a user of said mobile wireless terminal said mobile wireless terminal retrieves said physical location information from said mobile wireless terminal memory and transmits said physical location information to said public network.