MOBILE DEVICE TRACKING WITH PEER-TO-PEER MOBILE DEVICE NETWORK
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1. A method for determining a position of a client mobile device in a peer-to-peer network group, the method comprising:
- determining a position of a group owner mobile device of the peer-to-peer network group, wherein the group owner mobile device supports at least one of communications between devices within the peer-to-peer network group or communications between a device within the peer-to-peer network group and devices outside of the peer-to-peer network group;
receiving information about a distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device;
determining whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance; and
determining, based on a determination that the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device does not exceed the threshold distance, the position of the client mobile device to be the determined position of the group owner mobile device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses are presented for determining positions of mobile devices in a peer-to-peer network group. In some embodiments, a server receives information regarding a distance between a group owner mobile device and a client mobile device in a peer-to-peer network group. The server determines whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance. If the threshold distance is not exceeded, the server associates a position of the group owner mobile device with a position of the client mobile device.
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1. A method for determining a position of a client mobile device in a peer-to-peer network group, the method comprising:
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determining a position of a group owner mobile device of the peer-to-peer network group, wherein the group owner mobile device supports at least one of communications between devices within the peer-to-peer network group or communications between a device within the peer-to-peer network group and devices outside of the peer-to-peer network group; receiving information about a distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device; determining whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance; and determining, based on a determination that the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device does not exceed the threshold distance, the position of the client mobile device to be the determined position of the group owner mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage device communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the computer readable storage device stores one or more programs executable by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for; determining a position of a group owner mobile device of a peer-to-peer network group, wherein the group owner mobile device supports at least one of communications between devices within the peer-to-peer network group or communications between a device within the peer-to-peer network group and devices outside of the peer-to-peer network group; receiving information about a distance between the group owner mobile device and a client mobile device in the peer-to-peer network group; determining whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance; and determining, based on a determination that the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device does not exceed the threshold distance, a position of the client mobile device to be the determined position of the group owner mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium including machine-readable instructions stored thereon for determining a position of a client mobile device in a peer-to-peer network group, the instructions comprising:
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determining a position of a group owner mobile device of the peer-to-peer network group, wherein the group owner mobile device supports at least one of communications between devices within the peer-to-peer network group or communications between a device within the peer-to-peer network group and devices outside of the peer-to-peer network group; receiving information about a distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device; determining whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance; and determining, based on a determination that the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device does not exceed the threshold distance, the position of the client mobile device to be the determined position of the group owner mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for determining a position of a client mobile device in a peer-to-peer network group, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a position of a group owner mobile device of the peer-to-peer network group, wherein the group owner mobile device supports at least one of communications between devices within the peer-to-peer network group or communications between a device within the peer-to-peer network group and devices outside of the peer-to-peer network group; means for receiving information about a distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device; means for determining whether the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device exceeds a threshold distance; and means for determining, based on a determination that the distance between the group owner mobile device and the client mobile device does not exceed the threshold distance, the position of the client mobile device to be the determined position of the group owner mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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