Group association based on network determined location
First Claim
1. A method for creating a group, comprising:
- determining, in a server, a location of a mobile device based on a network management signal received from the mobile device, wherein the network management signal establishes a wireless communication link between the mobile device and one or more Wi-Fi access points connected to the server and wherein determining, in the server, the location of the mobile device based on the network management signal received from the mobile device comprises;
determining, in the server, the one or more Wi-Fi access points to which the mobile device is available at a time based on the network management signal received from the mobile device; and
comparing, in the server, coverage maps for the determined one or more Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the mobile device;
determining, in the server, whether the mobile device is located in a pairing zone based on the determined location of the mobile device; and
adding the mobile device to the group maintained by the server upon determining the mobile device is located in the pairing zone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices enable group associations based on network determined location information. The various embodiments enable the ad-hoc creation of mobile device groups based on network determined locations. In an embodiment, a server may determine the location of a mobile device and based on the mobile device being located in a pairing zone may add the mobile device to a group. In an embodiment, the server may add the mobile device to the group following the occurrence of a trigger event, such as the mobile device pausing in a given pairing zone for a period of time. In an embodiment, the server may identify that mobile devices are located within a pairing zone and may add all the mobile devices in the pairing zone to the same group.
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1. A method for creating a group, comprising:
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determining, in a server, a location of a mobile device based on a network management signal received from the mobile device, wherein the network management signal establishes a wireless communication link between the mobile device and one or more Wi-Fi access points connected to the server and wherein determining, in the server, the location of the mobile device based on the network management signal received from the mobile device comprises; determining, in the server, the one or more Wi-Fi access points to which the mobile device is available at a time based on the network management signal received from the mobile device; and comparing, in the server, coverage maps for the determined one or more Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the mobile device; determining, in the server, whether the mobile device is located in a pairing zone based on the determined location of the mobile device; and adding the mobile device to the group maintained by the server upon determining the mobile device is located in the pairing zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A server, comprising:
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means for determining a location of a mobile device based on a network management signal received from the mobile device, wherein the network management signal establishes a wireless communication link between the mobile device and one or more Wi-Fi access points connected to the server and wherein means for determining the location of the mobile device based on the network management signal received from the mobile device comprises; means for determining the one or more Wi-Fi access points to which the mobile device is available at a time based on the network management signal received from the mobile device; and means for comparing coverage maps for the determined one or more Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the mobile device; means for determining whether the mobile device is located in a pairing zone based on the determined location; and means for adding the mobile device to a group upon determining the mobile device is located in the pairing zone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A server, comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a network a processor coupled to the network interface, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; determining a location of a mobile device based on a network management signal received from the mobile device via the network interface, wherein the network management signal establishes a wireless communication link between the mobile device and one or more Wi-Fi access points connected to the server and wherein determining the location of the mobile device based on the network management signal received from the mobile device comprises; determining the one or more Wi-Fi access points to which the mobile device is available at a time based on the network management signal received from the mobile device; and comparing coverage maps for the determined one or more Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile device is located in a pairing zone based on the determined location; and adding the mobile device to a group upon determining the mobile device is located in the pairing zone. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A non-transitory server readable medium having stored thereon server-executable instructions configured to cause a server to perform operations, comprising:
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determining a location of a mobile device based on a network management signal received from the mobile device, wherein the network management signal establishes a wireless communication link between the mobile device and one or more Wi-Fi access points connected to the server and wherein determining the location of the mobile device based on the network management signal received from the mobile device comprises; determining, in the server, the one or more Wi-Fi access points to which the mobile device is available at a time based on the network management signal received from the mobile device; and comparing, in the server, coverage maps for the determined one or more Wi-Fi access points to determine the location of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile device is located in a pairing zone based on the determined location; and adding the mobile device to a group upon determining the mobile device is located in the pairing zone. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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