Wireless time of flight security, user authentication, and variable QoS position accuracy protocol
First Claim
1. A secure wireless position identification system,comprising:
- a plurality of access points (APs) configured to facilitate wireless communications within a servicing area;
an infrastructure entity that is communicatively coupled to each of the APs, and in operation, stores and processes subscription information, positioning information, quality of service (QoS) information indicative of resolution levels of the positioning information, and encryption/decryption information specific to each of a plurality of subscribing member wireless devices,wherein, upon a wireless device entering the servicing area and seeking positioning information, in operation, at least one AP establishes a first level of communication with the wireless device, and receives a request for positioning information from the wireless device, andwherein, in operation, the infrastructure entity receives the positioning information request from the at least one AP and, upon verifying that the wireless device is one of the subscribing member wireless devices and identifying the QoS level assigned to the wireless device, the QoS indicating the resolution level of the positioning information, a second level of communication is established that securely provides positioning information at the QoS level, based on the encryption/decryption information specific to the wireless device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are directed to securely identifying positioning information and include a plurality of APs configured to facilitate wireless communications within a servicing area, an infrastructure entity, communicatively coupled to each of the APs, and configured to store and process subscription information, positioning information, QoS information indicative of resolution levels of the positioning information, and encryption/decryption information specific to each of a plurality of subscribing member wireless devices. As a wireless device enters the servicing area, the wireless device establishes a first level of communication with the infrastructure entity via at least one AP, and requests positioning information to the at least one AP which is then forwarded to the infrastructure entity. Upon verifying that the wireless device is a subscribing member, a second level of communication is established that securely provides position information to the wireless device, based on the encryption/decryption information specific to the wireless device.
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1. A secure wireless position identification system,
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a plurality of access points (APs) configured to facilitate wireless communications within a servicing area; an infrastructure entity that is communicatively coupled to each of the APs, and in operation, stores and processes subscription information, positioning information, quality of service (QoS) information indicative of resolution levels of the positioning information, and encryption/decryption information specific to each of a plurality of subscribing member wireless devices, wherein, upon a wireless device entering the servicing area and seeking positioning information, in operation, at least one AP establishes a first level of communication with the wireless device, and receives a request for positioning information from the wireless device, and wherein, in operation, the infrastructure entity receives the positioning information request from the at least one AP and, upon verifying that the wireless device is one of the subscribing member wireless devices and identifying the QoS level assigned to the wireless device, the QoS indicating the resolution level of the positioning information, a second level of communication is established that securely provides positioning information at the QoS level, based on the encryption/decryption information specific to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of securely identifying positioning information in a wireless system, the system including a plurality of access points (APs) to facilitate wireless communications within a servicing area and an infrastructure entity communicatively coupled to each of the APs, the method comprising:
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storing, by the infrastructure entity, subscription information, positioning information, quality of service (QoS) information indicative of resolution levels of the positioning information, and encryption/decryption information specific to each of a plurality of subscribing member wireless devices, establishing a first level of communication with the infrastructure entity via at least one AP, by a wireless device entering the servicing area; receiving, by the infrastructure entity, a request for positioning information request from the wireless device via the at least one AP; processing, by the infrastructure entity, the positioning information request to verify that the wireless device is one of the subscribing member wireless devices and identify the QoS level assigned to the wireless device, the QoS level indicating the resolution level of the positioning information; and upon verifying that the wireless device is one of the subscribing member wireless devices and identifying the QoS level, establishing a second level of communication that securely provides the positioning information at the QoS level, based on the encryption/decryption information specific to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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