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Mobile location and map acquisition

  • US 8,185,133 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2007
  • Issued: 05/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireless communication system, comprising:

  • memory and/or circuitry comprising logic towirelessly communicate a location of the device within a facility to a wireless access point within the facility, the location identified via an RFID reader interface of the mobile device;

    wirelessly communicate criteria for filtering a facility directory to the wireless access point within the facility;

    wirelessly receive, from the wireless access point within the facility, a directory of the facility that is filtered according to the provided criteria;

    a map server, comprising memory and/or circuitry comprising logic toreceive via via the internal wireless access point location information for a mobile wireless device located within the facility;

    communicate with a wireless service provider to obtain directory information for the facility; and

    communicate the directory information for the facility to the mobile wireless device via the internal wireless access point;

    a plurality of radio frequency id (RFID) devices located within the facility;

    the map server further comprising memory and/or circuitry comprising logic toreceive, from the internal wireless access point, information about an RFID device; and

    communicate to the wireless mobile device via the wireless access point directions from a location proximate to the RFID device to a location within the facility.

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