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Method and apparatus for delivering assistance data from a server to a device identifying virtual access points

  • US 9,588,216 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2014
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing position assistance data by a mobile device, comprising:

  • receiving virtual access point (VAP) data including a unique identifier for a physical access point (AP) and a list of unique identifiers for one or more virtual APs from a positioning server, the VAP data indicating that the unique identifiers for the one or more virtual APs included on the list identify signals originating from the physical AP, wherein the VAP data comprises;

    a field representative of an AP base media access control (MAC) address of the physical AP; and

    an other field representative of an AP MAC address corresponding to a respective virtual AP belonging to the physical AP, wherein the other field repeats a number of times corresponding to a number of virtual APs that belong to the physical AP; and

    determining a location of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device uses the VAP data when determining the location.

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