LEVERAGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC OPPORTUNISTICALLY
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1. A method comprising:
- acquiring, at a mobile device, at least one response message to one or more probe messages to obtain one or more measured aspects of said at least one response message;
acquiring beacon signals transmitted by one or more wireless transmitters to measure a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of said acquired beacon signals and to obtain Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of said one or more wireless transmitters; and
providing said RSSI, said MAC addresses, and said one or more measured aspects for use, at least in part, in computing an estimated location of said mobile device.
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Abstract
Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for leveraging wireless communication traffic opportunistically, such as within an indoor or like environment, for example, for use in or with a mobile communication device.
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1. A method comprising:
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acquiring, at a mobile device, at least one response message to one or more probe messages to obtain one or more measured aspects of said at least one response message; acquiring beacon signals transmitted by one or more wireless transmitters to measure a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of said acquired beacon signals and to obtain Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of said one or more wireless transmitters; and providing said RSSI, said MAC addresses, and said one or more measured aspects for use, at least in part, in computing an estimated location of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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acquiring, at a wireless transmitter, probe messages from one or more mobile devices to measure a signal characteristic of said probe messages and to obtain MAC addresses of said one or more mobile devices; and transmitting said measured signal characteristic and said MAC addresses to a network entity for computing estimates of locations of said one or more mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter to communicate with a communication network; and one or more processors to; acquire, at a mobile device, at least one response message to one or more probe messages to obtain one or more measured aspects of said at least one response message; acquire beacon signals transmitted by one or more wireless transmitters to measure a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of said acquired beacon signals and to obtain Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of said one or more wireless transmitters; and provide said RSSI, said MAC addresses, and said one or more measured aspects for use, at least in part, in computing an estimated location of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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means for acquiring, at a wireless transmitter, probe messages from one or more mobile devices to measure a signal characteristic of said probe messages and to obtain MAC addresses of said one or more mobile devices; and means for transmitting said measured signal characteristic and said MAC addresses to a network entity for computing estimates of locations of said one or more mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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