System and method for autonomous connectivity to improve location-based information
First Claim
1. A wireless location information system, comprising:
- a plurality of location origin network transceivers (LONTs) configured to facilitate wireless communications, the LONTs providing notification information of their presence within a servicing area; and
a wireless device configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more LONTs, the wireless device including one or more transceivers configured to transmit and receive wireless signals and a location information database configured to store location-related information,wherein, upon the wireless device entering the area serviced by the LONTs, the wireless device;
detects the presence of one or more LONTs based on the notification information,initiates an autonomous connection request with the detected one or more LONTs,establishes a partial association connection link with the detected one or more LONTs, the partial association connection link being insufficient to establish full network attachment connectivity,initiates location-related information request with the one or more LONTs,retrieves the location-related information provided by the one or more LONTs via the established partial association connection link, andstores the location-related information in the location information database.
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Abstract
A wireless location information system, device, and method are directed to a plurality of location origin network transceivers (LONTs) configured to facilitate wireless communications, and provide notification information of their presence within a servicing area and a wireless device including one or more transceivers configured to transmit and receive wireless signals and a location information database configured to store location-related information. Upon the wireless device entering the area serviced by the LONTs, the wireless device detects the presence of one or more LONTs, initiates an autonomous connection request with the detected LONTs, establishes a partial association connection link with the detected LONTs, the partial association connection link being insufficient to establish full network attachment connectivity, initiates location-related information request with the LONTs, retrieves the location-related information provided by the LONTs, and stores the location-related information in the location information database.
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1. A wireless location information system, comprising:
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a plurality of location origin network transceivers (LONTs) configured to facilitate wireless communications, the LONTs providing notification information of their presence within a servicing area; and a wireless device configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more LONTs, the wireless device including one or more transceivers configured to transmit and receive wireless signals and a location information database configured to store location-related information, wherein, upon the wireless device entering the area serviced by the LONTs, the wireless device; detects the presence of one or more LONTs based on the notification information, initiates an autonomous connection request with the detected one or more LONTs, establishes a partial association connection link with the detected one or more LONTs, the partial association connection link being insufficient to establish full network attachment connectivity, initiates location-related information request with the one or more LONTs, retrieves the location-related information provided by the one or more LONTs via the established partial association connection link, and stores the location-related information in the location information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining location information in a wireless system that includes a plurality of location origin network transceivers (LONTs) configured to facilitate wireless communications and provide notification information of their presence within a servicing area, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more of the LONTs based on the notification information; initiating an autonomous connection request with the detected one or more LONTs, establishing a partial association connection link with the detected one or more LONTs, the partial association connection link being insufficient to establish full network attachment connectivity, initiating location-related information request with the one or more LONTs, retrieving the location-related information provided by the one or more LONTs via the established partial association connection link, and storing the location-related information in a location information database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device, comprising:
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one or more transceivers configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; a location information database configured to store location-related information; and logic configured to; detect presence of one or more location origin network transceivers (LONTs) of a plurality of LONTs, initiate an autonomous connection request with the detected one or more LONTs, establish a partial association connection link with the detected one or more LONTs, the partial association connection link being insufficient to establish full network attachment connectivity, initiate location-related information request with the one or more LONTs, retrieve the location-related information provided by the one or more LONTs via the established partial association connection link, and store the location-related information in the location information database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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