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Schema for location awareness

  • US 7,640,288 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2004
  • Issued: 12/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a computer-implemented location service comprising acts of:

  • providing a location object arranged in a schema to enable servicing a received request for a logical location of a computing device;

    arranging a plurality of location elements within the context of the location object, the location elements each comprising location information of a different type regarding the logical location of the computing device, each location element configured to act as a proxy that is used to infer any other location element within the location object;

    receiving location information that is obtained based at least partially on sensed data from one or more hardware devices; and

    responding to a request from an application by populating a response with one or more first location elements inferred from information received via one or more second location elements acting as proxies for the first location elements.

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