SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS POINT BASED POSITIONING
First Claim
1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a wireless local area network (WLAN) positioning system, comprising;
an access point (AP) scanner configured to;
determine, prior to execution of a WLAN positioning scan, which WLAN channels are being used by APs proximate to the wireless device; and
execute a WLAN positioning scan for AP transmissions based on the prior determination of WLAN channels used by APs proximate to the wireless device; and
extract signal strength and AP identification information for WLAN positioning from the AP transmissions on the scanned channels.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for scanning for access points (APs) for wireless local area network (WLAN) positioning. In one embodiment a wireless device includes a WLAN positioning system. The WLAN positioning system includes an AP scanner. The AP scanner is configured to determine which WLAN channels are being used by APs proximate to the wireless device. The AP scanner is also configured to scan for AP transmissions only the WLAN channels determined to be used by APs proximate to the wireless device. The AP scanner is further configured to extract signal strength and AP identification information for WLAN positioning from the AP transmissions on the scanned channels.
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28 Claims
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
a wireless local area network (WLAN) positioning system, comprising; an access point (AP) scanner configured to; determine, prior to execution of a WLAN positioning scan, which WLAN channels are being used by APs proximate to the wireless device; and execute a WLAN positioning scan for AP transmissions based on the prior determination of WLAN channels used by APs proximate to the wireless device; and extract signal strength and AP identification information for WLAN positioning from the AP transmissions on the scanned channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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scanning, by a wireless device, a wireless network channel for a transmission from an access point (AP); identifying, by the wireless device, an AP based on a transmission detected by the scanning; computing, by the wireless device, a position uncertainty value for the wireless device based on the identified AP; comparing, by the wireless device, the position uncertainty value to a predetermined uncertainty threshold; and terminating scanning based on the uncertainty threshold exceeding the position uncertainty value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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executing, by a wireless device, a passive scan and identifying a set of all visible access points (APs) based on the passive scan; selecting a sub-set of the set of all visible APs based on predicted beacon frame transmission times for the APs of the subset; scanning for APs during a time interval defined based on the predicted beacon frame transmission times for the APs of the subset. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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