WLAN device positioning
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1. A method for positioning a wireless LAN device, comprising:
- receiving, by a location server a request for positioning of a wireless LAN device from a client device;
transmitting the request to the wireless LAN device from the location server via a backbone network;
receiving position information from the backbone network, the position information generated, in response to the request, at least in part by a GPS-based device integrated with the wireless LAN device;
generating positioning data based on the position information by the location server; and
transmitting the positioning data to the client.
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Abstract
A system for positioning a wireless LAN device includes a client device for transmitting a positioning request, the positioning request identifying a wireless LAN device, a location server for receiving the request, and a backbone network for requesting a position from the wireless LAN device and receiving position information from the wireless LAN device, wherein the backbone network transmits the position information to the location server, and wherein the location server determines positioning data based on the position information and the request, and transmits the positioning data to the client device.
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1. A method for positioning a wireless LAN device, comprising:
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receiving, by a location server a request for positioning of a wireless LAN device from a client device; transmitting the request to the wireless LAN device from the location server via a backbone network; receiving position information from the backbone network, the position information generated, in response to the request, at least in part by a GPS-based device integrated with the wireless LAN device; generating positioning data based on the position information by the location server; and transmitting the positioning data to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium storing processor-executable process steps to position a wireless LAN device, the process steps comprising:
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a step to receive, by a location server, a request for positioning of a wireless LAN device from a client device; a step to transmit the request to the wireless LAN device via a backbone network; a step to receive position information from the backbone network, the position information generated, in response to the request, at least in part by a GPS-based device integrated with the wireless LAN device; a step to generate positioning data based on the position information by the location server; and a step to transmit the positioning data to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for positioning a wireless LAN device, comprising:
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at least one memory storing processor-executable process steps; at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory and operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to; receive, by a location server, a request for positioning a wireless LAN device from a client device; transmit the request to the wireless LAN device via a backbone network; receive position information from the backbone network, the position information generated, in response to the request, at least in part by a GPS-based device integrated with the wireless LAN device; generate positioning data based on the position information by the location server; and transmit the positioning data to the client device.
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12. A system for positioning a wireless LAN device, comprising:
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a client device for transmitting a positioning request, the positioning request identifying a wireless LAN device; a location server for receiving the request; and a backbone network for transmitting the request from the location server to the wireless LAN device and receiving position information from the wireless LAN device, said position information generated, in response to the request, at least in part by a GPS-based device integrated with the wireless LAN device, wherein the backbone network transmits the position information to the location server, and wherein the location server determines positioning data based on the position information and the request, and transmits the positioning data to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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