METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- acquiring a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network equipment used by a terminal to access a network;
determining whether a database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address;
in the event that the database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, determining that a current location of the terminal corresponds to a location associated with the acquired MAC address that is stored in the database; and
outputting the current location of the terminal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, apparatus, and system for determining a location of a terminal. The method includes acquiring a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network equipment used by a terminal to access a network, determining whether a database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, and in the event that the database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, determining that a current location of the terminal corresponds to a location associated with the acquired MAC address that is stored in the database, and outputting the current location of the terminal.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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acquiring a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network equipment used by a terminal to access a network; determining whether a database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address; in the event that the database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, determining that a current location of the terminal corresponds to a location associated with the acquired MAC address that is stored in the database; and outputting the current location of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; acquire a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network equipment used by a terminal to access a network; determine whether a database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address; in the event that the database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, determine that a current location of the terminal corresponds to a location associated with the acquired MAC address that is stored in the database; and output the current location of the terminal; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to provide the at least one processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer program product embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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acquiring a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network equipment used by a terminal to access a network; determining whether a database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address; in the event that the database indicating locations associated with respective MAC addresses includes the acquired MAC address, determining that a current location of the terminal corresponds to a location associated with the acquired MAC address that is stored in the database; and outputting the current location of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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