USING WIRED ENDPOINTS TO DETERMINE POSITION INFORMATION FOR WIRELESS ENDPOINTS IN A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer readable recording medium including code executed by a processor to communicate with wired endpoints and wireless endpoints over a network and perform operations, the operations comprising:
- maintaining information on the wired endpoints transmitting signals identifying the wired endpoints and including position information for the wired endpoints;
receiving identifying information from a detected wired endpoint connected to the network;
issuing a command to the detected wired endpoint to cause the detected wired endpoint to transmit signals identifying the wired endpoint;
receiving information from a communicating wireless endpoint, comprising one of the wireless endpoints, using wireless communication, including wireless endpoint identification information and information identifying at least one of the wired endpoints transmitting signals received at the wireless endpoint;
determining position information for the wired endpoint indicated in the information received from the communicating wireless endpoint; and
updating information on the communicating wireless endpoint to associate with the determined position information.
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Abstract
Provided are a computer readable recording media, system, and method for using wired endpoints to determine position information for wireless endpoints in a network. Identification information from a detected wired endpoint connected to the network is received and a command is issued to the detected wired endpoint to cause the detected wired endpoint to transmit signals identifying the wired endpoint. Information is received from a communicating wireless endpoint, comprising one of the wireless endpoints, using wireless communication, including wireless endpoint identification information and information identifying at least one of the wired endpoints transmitting signals received at the wireless endpoint. Position information is determined for the wired endpoint indicated in the information received from the communicating wireless endpoint. Information on the communicating wireless endpoint is updated to associate with the determined position information.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer readable recording medium including code executed by a processor to communicate with wired endpoints and wireless endpoints over a network and perform operations, the operations comprising:
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maintaining information on the wired endpoints transmitting signals identifying the wired endpoints and including position information for the wired endpoints; receiving identifying information from a detected wired endpoint connected to the network; issuing a command to the detected wired endpoint to cause the detected wired endpoint to transmit signals identifying the wired endpoint; receiving information from a communicating wireless endpoint, comprising one of the wireless endpoints, using wireless communication, including wireless endpoint identification information and information identifying at least one of the wired endpoints transmitting signals received at the wireless endpoint; determining position information for the wired endpoint indicated in the information received from the communicating wireless endpoint; and updating information on the communicating wireless endpoint to associate with the determined position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system in communication with wired endpoints and wireless endpoints over a network comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable recording medium including code executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; maintaining information on the wired endpoints transmitting signals identifying the wired endpoints and including position information for the wired endpoints; receiving identifying information from a detected wired endpoint connected to the network; issuing a command to the detected wired endpoint to cause the detected wired endpoint to transmit signals identifying the wired endpoint; receiving information from a communicating wireless endpoint, comprising one of the wireless endpoints, using wireless communication, including wireless endpoint identification information and information identifying at least one of the wired endpoints transmitting signals received at the wireless endpoint; determining position information for the wired endpoint indicated in the information received from the communicating wireless endpoint; and updating information on the communicating wireless endpoint to associate with the determined position information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for communicating with wireless endpoints and wired endpoints in a network, comprising:
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maintaining information on the wired endpoints transmitting signals identifying the wired endpoints and including position information for the wired endpoints; receiving identifying information from a detected wired endpoint connected to the network; issuing a command to the detected wired endpoint to cause the detected wired endpoint to transmit signals identifying the wired endpoint; receiving information from a communicating wireless endpoint, comprising one of the wireless endpoints, using wireless communication, including wireless endpoint identification information and information identifying at least one of the wired endpoints transmitting signals received at the wireless endpoint; determining position information for the wired endpoint indicated in the information received from the communicating wireless endpoint; and updating information on the communicating wireless endpoint to associate with the determined position information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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