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Database seeding with location information for wireless access points

  • US 8,774,831 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2012
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for seeding a database with location information from a plurality of visible transmitting devices, comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a seeding event on a seeding device;

    determining a current location of the seeding device;

    using the seeding device to scan one or more radio frequencies for the plurality of visible transmitting devices;

    receiving a signal strength and an identifier for each visible transmitting device among the plurality of visible transmitting devices;

    using the identifier to query a database containing location points for a plurality of visible transmitting devices;

    for visible transmitting devices having location points within the database, performing a weighted average analysis of those location points for each identifier to determine an average of those location points for the identifier, resulting in a set of averages, wherein a weight assigned to each location point is based on the signal strength for the visible transmitting device corresponding to that location point;

    pairing the current location with the average and the identifier for each visible transmitting device to create the location information for each visible transmitting device; and

    storing in the database the current location, the average and the identifier for each visible transmitting device.

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