System and method for determining the location of a mobile device within a wireless network
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1. A system for locating a mobile device within a wireless network environment, the system comprising:
- a) an access point for wirelessly receiving a data frame from the mobile device and forwarding the data frame to a location monitoring appliance on a wired network backbone;
b) a plurality of location beacons, each transmitting a unique beacon signal representing the location of the beacon; and
c) wherein the mobile device includes a beacon detection circuit for receipt of the beacon signal, a frame selection circuit for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined data frames as representative of the location of the mobile device for transmission in response to the beacon signal, and a transmission circuit for transmitting the selected data frame and wherein the location monitoring appliance provides data representative of the mobile device and the beacon signal received by the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system for locating a mobile device within a wireless network includes detecting one of a plurality of infra red beacon signals, each from a location beacon. A memory stores a plurality of predetermined transmission frames, each corresponding to one of the plurality of beacon signals. A transmitter selects one of a plurality of predetermined transmission frames in accordance with the detected beacon signal and transmits the predetermined frame to a remote monitoring device across a network.
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1. A system for locating a mobile device within a wireless network environment, the system comprising:
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a) an access point for wirelessly receiving a data frame from the mobile device and forwarding the data frame to a location monitoring appliance on a wired network backbone;
b) a plurality of location beacons, each transmitting a unique beacon signal representing the location of the beacon; and
c) wherein the mobile device includes a beacon detection circuit for receipt of the beacon signal, a frame selection circuit for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined data frames as representative of the location of the mobile device for transmission in response to the beacon signal, and a transmission circuit for transmitting the selected data frame and wherein the location monitoring appliance provides data representative of the mobile device and the beacon signal received by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network device for reporting its location within a wireless network to a remote computing device, the network device comprising:
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a) a location detection circuit for receiving a beacon signal from one of a plurality of location beacons;
b) a memory storing a plurality of sets of transmission signal values representing a transmission frame of a predetermined message complying with a predetermined network protocol, each set of transmission signal values associated with one of the plurality of beacon signals;
c) a transmission selection circuit for selecting the set of transmission signal values associated with the received beacon signal as representative of the location of the mobile device; and
d) a transmitter coupled to the memory generating a modulated carrier signal representing the selected set of transmission signal values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of reporting a location of a network device to a remote computing device, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a beacon signal from one of a plurality of location beacons;
b) selecting a transmission frame corresponding to the received beacon signal from a plurality of transmission frames pre-stored in a memory as representative of the location of the mobile device; and
c) transmitting the selected transmission frame to the remote computing device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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