METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF AN ACCESS POINT BASED ON ASSOCIATION OF THE ACCESS POINT WITH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A KNOWN LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
- performing by one or more processors and/or circuits in a communication device that has created an association with a wireless access point;
communicating location information of said communication device to said associated wireless access point, wherein said communicated location information of said communication device is utilized by said wireless access point to determine a location of said wireless access point.
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Abstract
A communication device associated with a wireless access point, namely, a WiFi access point or a Bluetooth access point for example, communicates its location information to the wireless access point. The wireless access point determines its own location utilizing the communicated location information. The communicated location information comprises a device location address and/or a GNSS position of the associated communication device. The device address comprises a network accessible address, a device identifier, a telephone number, an IP address, a url and/or ftp location, an e-mail address, and/or an account number that identifies a corresponding location of the communication device. The wireless access point retrieves corresponding device location addresses and/or GNSS positions from a plurality of associated communication devices. The retrieved device location addresses are converted to determine corresponding locations for self-locating the wireless access point. The determined location of the wireless access point is shared with each associated communication device.
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
performing by one or more processors and/or circuits in a communication device that has created an association with a wireless access point; communicating location information of said communication device to said associated wireless access point, wherein said communicated location information of said communication device is utilized by said wireless access point to determine a location of said wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for communication, the system comprising:
one or more processors and/or circuits for use in a communication device that has created an association with a wireless access point, said one or more processors and/or circuits being operable to; communicate location information of said communication device to said associated wireless access point, wherein said communicated location information of said communication device is utilized by said wireless access point to determine a location of said wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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