OBFUSCATING THE LOCATIONS OF ACCESS POINTS AND FEMTOCELLS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile device, data for a terrestrial transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term;
determining the error term based on the data; and
determining a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are presented for obfuscating the locations of terrestrial wireless transceivers, including wireless access points and femtocells. According to some embodiments, a method may receive, by a mobile device, data for a terrestrial wireless transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial wireless transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term. Additionally, the method may include determining the error term based on the data. Furthermore, the method may include determining a corrected location of the terrestrial wireless transceiver by removing the error term from the location coordinates. In some instances, the data can further include a unique identifier associated with the terrestrial wireless transceiver, and wherein the error term is further determined based on the unique identifier.
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49 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device, data for a terrestrial transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term; determining the error term based on the data; and determining a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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memory; a transceiver configured to receive data for a terrestrial transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term; and one or more processors configured to; determine the error term based on the data; and determine a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more computing devices included in a mobile device to:
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receive data for a terrestrial transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term; determine the error term based on the data; and determine a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving data for a terrestrial transceiver, wherein the data includes location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, and wherein the location coordinates include an error term; means for determining the error term based on the data; and means for determining a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on means for removing the error term from the location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for location coordinates of a terrestrial transceiver; providing, to a mobile device, the location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, wherein the location coordinates include an error term; and providing, to the mobile device, correction data, wherein the correction data is configured to generate a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An apparatus comprising:
a transceiver configured to; receive a request for location coordinates of a terrestrial transceiver; provide, to a mobile device, the location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, wherein the location coordinates include an error term; and provide, to the mobile device, correction data, wherein the correction data is configured to generate a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request for location coordinates of a terrestrial transceiver; means for providing, to a mobile device, the location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, wherein the location coordinates include an error term; and means for providing, to the mobile device, correction data, wherein the correction data is configured to generate a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates.
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49. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more computing devices to:
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receive a request for location coordinates of a terrestrial transceiver; provide, to a mobile device, the location coordinates of the terrestrial transceiver, wherein the location coordinates include an error term; and provide, to the mobile device, correction data, wherein the correction data is configured to generate a corrected location of the terrestrial transceiver based on removing the error term from the location coordinates.
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