Enhancing client location via beacon detection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a first set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from one or more beacon devices received at one or more wireless access points operating in a wireless network;
obtaining a second set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions between a wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points, wherein the wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points are transmitted in accordance with a first wireless protocol;
obtaining a third set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at the wireless client device, wherein the wireless transmission from the one or more beacon devices that are received at the wireless client device are transmitted in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol; and
generating an estimated location of the wireless client device based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data.
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Abstract
A computing entity, such as a server, obtains a first, second, and third set of measurements based on wireless transmissions between one or more beacon devices, a wireless client device, and one or more wireless access points in a wireless network. The first set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions from the beacon device(s) received at the wireless access points. The second set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the wireless access points. The third set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions from beacon devices received at the wireless client device. An estimated location of the wireless client device is generated based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from one or more beacon devices received at one or more wireless access points operating in a wireless network; obtaining a second set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions between a wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points, wherein the wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points are transmitted in accordance with a first wireless protocol; obtaining a third set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at the wireless client device, wherein the wireless transmission from the one or more beacon devices that are received at the wireless client device are transmitted in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol; and generating an estimated location of the wireless client device based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface unit to communicate over a network; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the network interface unit, wherein the processor; obtains a first set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at one or more wireless access points operating in a wireless network; obtains a second set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions between a wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points, wherein the wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points are transmitted in accordance with a first wireless protocol; obtains a third set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at the wireless client device, wherein the wireless transmission from the one or more beacon devices that arc received at the wireless client device are transmitted in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol; and generates an estimated location of the wireless client device based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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one or more wireless access points to; communicate with a wireless client device in a wireless network according to a first wireless communication protocol; and receive wireless transmissions according to a second wireless communication protocol from one or more beacon devices; and a wireless network controller to; obtain a first set of measurement data associated with the wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at the one or more wireless access points; obtain a second set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points, wherein the wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the one or more wireless access points are transmitted in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol; obtain a third set of measurement data associated with wireless transmissions from the one or more beacon devices received at the wireless client device, wherein the wireless transmissions that are received by the wireless client device from the one or more beacon devices are transmitted in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol; and generate an estimated location of the wireless client device based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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