PERMISSIONS BASED ON WIRELESS NETWORK DATA
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1. A method for generating permission signals associated with an indoor space, the method comprising:
- receiving user information identifying a user;
receiving scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths, wherein the scan information is from a scan of the indoor space;
determining a location by comparing the scan information to a model of the indoor space, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the indoor space;
identifying permission data associated with a user of a client device based on the user information, the permission data identifying a set of locations of in the indoor space, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule;
identifying a rule based on the determined location;
generating, by a processor, a permission signal based on the rule, wherein the permission signal includes instructions concerning permission to perform some task; and
transmitting the permission signal to a permission device for further action on the permission signal.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to using position information to grant access. More specifically, wireless network access point data may be used to identify the location of a mobile device in an indoor space. If the identified location is associated with permission information, this information may be used by a permission device to grant or deny the user of the client device some right. For example, the permission information may be used to unlock a door, lock or unlock a feature on the mobile device, delay some action, etc.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for generating permission signals associated with an indoor space, the method comprising:
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receiving user information identifying a user; receiving scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths, wherein the scan information is from a scan of the indoor space; determining a location by comparing the scan information to a model of the indoor space, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the indoor space; identifying permission data associated with a user of a client device based on the user information, the permission data identifying a set of locations of in the indoor space, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule; identifying a rule based on the determined location; generating, by a processor, a permission signal based on the rule, wherein the permission signal includes instructions concerning permission to perform some task; and transmitting the permission signal to a permission device for further action on the permission signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving user information identifying a user; scanning for scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths; determining, by a processor, a location by comparing the scan information to a model of an area at which the scanning was performed, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations of the area; identifying permission data associated with a user of a client device based on the user information, the permission data identifying a set of locations of the area, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule defining an access right to a feature of the client device; identifying a rule based on the determined location; and performing an action based on the access right to the feature of the client device associated with the identified rule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of generating permission data associated with an indoor space, the method comprising:
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receiving user information identifying a user; receiving scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths, wherein the scan information is from a scan of the indoor space; determining a location by comparing the scan information to a model of the indoor space, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the indoor space; identifying permission data associated with a user of a client device based on the user information, the permission data identifying a set of locations of in the indoor space, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule; identifying a rule based on the determined location; generating a permission signal based on the rule, wherein the permission signal includes instructions concerning permission to perform some task; and transmitting the permission signal to a permission device for further action on the permission signal.
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21. A tangible computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving user information identifying a user; scanning for scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths; determining a location by comparing the scan information to a model of an area at which the scanning was performed, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the area; identifying permission data associated with a user of a client device based on the user information, the permission data identifying a set of locations of in the area, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule defining an access right to a feature of the client device; identifying a rule based on the determined location; and performing an action based on the access right to the feature of the client device associated with the identified rule.
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22. A device comprising:
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memory storing a model of an indoor space, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the indoor space, the memory further storing permission data associated with a user of the device, the permission data identifying a set of locations of in the indoor space, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to; collect scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths, wherein the scan information is collected from a scan of the indoor space; determine a location by comparing the scan information to the model of the indoor space; and identify a rule from the stored permission data based on the determined location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A device comprising:
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memory storing a model of an indoor space, the model including wireless network access points and signal strengths for locations in the area, the memory further storing sets of permission data, each set of permission data being associated with a given user and identifiable based on user information for the given user, and each set of permission data further identifying a set of locations of in the area, each particular location of the set of locations being associated with a particular rule; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to; receive user information and scan information including wireless network access points and associated signal strengths, wherein the scan is conducted in the area; identify permission data associated based on the received user information; determine a location by comparing the scan information to the model of the area; and identify a rule from the identified permission data based on the determined location. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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