METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERY OF LOCATION CONTEXT IDENTIFIERS BASED ON APPROXIMATE LOCATION
First Claim
1. A machine implemented method for managing location context identifier (LCI) requests received from a mobile device, comprising:
- receiving a request message for one or more LCIs from said mobile device, said request message comprising location information;
determining a region associated with said location information; and
transmitting a response message to said mobile device in response to said request message that indicates an unavailability of LCIs in said region at least partially in response to determining that there are no known LCIs within said region associated with said location information.
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Abstract
As part of a localized positioning solution, a mobile device may transmit a request message to a server to obtain information about location contexts near the mobile device. In response, the server may, in some implementations, transmit a response message back to the mobile device that identifies a list of nearby LCIs and an area that encompasses these LCIs. The mobile device may store the returned LCI information and the returned area information in corresponding databases for later use. In some implementations, time limits may be placed on the returned area information after which the information is deemed stale.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine implemented method for managing location context identifier (LCI) requests received from a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving a request message for one or more LCIs from said mobile device, said request message comprising location information; determining a region associated with said location information; and transmitting a response message to said mobile device in response to said request message that indicates an unavailability of LCIs in said region at least partially in response to determining that there are no known LCIs within said region associated with said location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine implemented method comprising:
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determining at a mobile device that a location context identifier (LCI) is desired; searching a local database of said mobile device using an estimated location of said mobile device at least partially in response to determining that said estimated location is within areas previously returned by one or more directory servers; and transmitting a request message for one or more LCIs from said mobile device at least partially in response to said estimated location being outside areas previously returned by said one or more directory servers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus to;
determine, at a mobile device, whether a location context identifier (LCI) is desired; search a local database of said mobile device for LCI information using an estimated location of said mobile device at least partially in response to determining that said estimated location is within areas previously returned by one or more directory servers; and initiate transmission of a request message for one or more LCIs from said mobile device at least partially in response to determining that said estimated location is outside areas previously returned by said one or more directory servers, said request message comprising at least an indication of said estimated location of said mobile device.
- a non-transitory storage medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus to;
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20. A mobile device comprising:
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a transmitter; and a processor to; determine whether a location context identifier (LCI) is desired; search a local database of said mobile device for LCI information using an estimated location of said mobile device at least partially in response to determining that said estimated location is within areas previously returned by one or more directory servers; and initiate transmission of a request message through said transmitter for one or more LCIs from said mobile device at least partially in response to said estimated location being outside areas previously returned by said one or more directory servers, said request message comprising at least an indication of said estimated location of said mobile device.
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