AP LOCATION QUERY

• US 20150085669A1
• Filed: 09/20/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Prechner, Gaby, Steiner, Itai, Ben-Haim, Shani
• Granted Patent: US 9,386,472 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Embodiments for providing a query for location information for access points (APs) proximate to a reporting AP are generally described herein. A station may include a processor arranged to generate a Location Configuration Information (LCI) request having subelements arranged to query a reporting AP for a LCI report that includes location information regarding APs proximate to the reporting AP and a transceiver, coupled to the processor, the transceiver being arranged to send to the reporting AP the generated LCI request for the LCI report that includes location information regarding APs proximate to the reporting AP.

Claims

1-61. -61. (canceled)

62. An apparatus including circuitry to cause a wireless station to:

generate a Location Configuration Information (LCI) request having a plurality of subelements configured to query for a LCI report; and

receive the LCI report from a reporting station, the LCI report including a floor information subelement configured to provide floor information of a reported station.

63. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the floor information subelement comprises a subelement Identifier (ID), station height above a floor information field, and a station floor information field.

64. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the LCI report comprises latitude information, longitude information, and altitude information of the reported station.

65. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the LCI report includes a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.

66. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the reporting station comprises an access point (AP).

67. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the reported station comprises one of the wireless station, an access point (AP) or a proximate AP.

68. The apparatus of claim 62 comprising:

a network interface device configured to send the LCI request and to receive the LCI report.

69. The apparatus of claim 62 comprising one or more antennas.

70. An apparatus comprising circuitry to cause an access point (AP) to:

receive from a station a Location Configuration Information (LCI) request having a plurality of subelements; and

generate a LCI report including a floor information subelement to provide floor information of a reported station.

71. The apparatus of claim 70, wherein the floor information subelement comprises a subelement identifier (ID), a station height above the floor information field and a station floor information filed.

72. The apparatus of claim 70, wherein the LCI report comprises latitude information, longitude information, and altitude information.

73. The apparatus of claim 70, wherein the LCI report includes a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.

74. The apparatus of claim 70, wherein the reported station comprises a proximate AP.

75. The apparatus of claim 70 comprising:

a network interface device configured to send the LCI request and to receive the LCI report.

76. The apparatus of claim 70 comprising one or more antennas.

77. A computer program product comprising one or more tangible computer readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor logic, enable the at least one processor logic to:

generate a request to query a reporting station for a Location Configuration Information (LCI) of a reported station; and

receive from the reporting station a LCI report that includes a station floor information subelement corresponding to said reported station.

78. The computer program product of claim 77, wherein the station floor information subelement comprises a subelement identifier, a station floor information field, and a station height above the floor field.

79. The computer program product of claim 77, wherein the LCI report comprises latitude information, longitude information, and altitude information.

80. The computer program product of claim 77, wherein the instructions enable the at least one processor logic to:

receive, in response to the LCI request, the LCI report including a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.

81. The computer program product of claim 77, wherein the reported station comprises one of the station, the access point or a proximate AP.

82. The computer program product of claim 77, wherein the reporting station comprises an access point (AP).

83. A computer program product comprising one or more tangible computer readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor logic, enable the at least one processor logic to:

receive a request to query a reporting station for a Location Configuration Information (LCI) of a reported station; and

send from the reporting station a LCI report that includes a station floor information subelement corresponding to said reported station, a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.

84. The computer program product of claim 83, wherein the station floor information subelement comprises a subelement identifier, a station floor information field, and a station height above the floor field.

85. The computer program product of claim 83, wherein the LCI report comprises latitude information, longitude information, and altitude information.

86. A method of communicating location information by an access point (AP), the method comprising:

receiving from a station a Location Configuration Information (LCI) request having a plurality of subelements; and

generating a LCI report including a floor information subelement to provide floor information of a reported station.

87. The method of claim 86, wherein the floor information subelement comprises a subelement identifier (ID), a station height above the floor information field, and a station floor information filed.

88. The method of claim 86, wherein the LCI report comprises latitude information, longitude information, altitude information and a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.

89. A method of communicating location information by a station, the method comprising:

generating a Location Configuration Information (LCI) request having a plurality of subelements configured to query for a LCI report; and

receiving the LCI report from a reporting station, the LCI report including a floor information subelement configured to provide floor information of a reported station.

90. The method of claim 89, wherein the floor information subelement comprises:

a subelement Identifier (ID), station height above a floor information field, and a station floor information field.

91. The method of claim 89, wherein the LCI report comprises:

latitude information, longitude information, altitude information of the reported station, and a basic service set identifier (BSSID) subelement including a subelement identifier (ID) to identify the BSSID subelement, and a BSSID array field.