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Managing use of location-identification services

  • US 8,566,022 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/2010
  • Issued: 10/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying a location of a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

  • determining, by a processor and based on wireless signals received from one or more beacons, a first location estimate of a mobile computing device and an accuracy of the first location estimate;

    determining a time period based on the accuracy of the first location estimate, wherein the time period is a long time period if the accuracy of the first location estimate is below a threshold accuracy value, the time period is a short time period if the accuracy of the first location estimate is above the threshold accuracy value;

    determining one or more subsequent location estimates of the mobile computing device and respective accuracies during the time period; and

    determining a preferred location estimate from the first location estimate and the one or more subsequent location estimates.

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