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Communicating with isolated mobile devices in indoor positioning systems

  • US 9,674,670 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2015
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • establishing, by a server, a first network connection between the server and a first mobile device via a first wireless communications protocol of a first network, wherein;

    the first network is an indoor positioning system network;

    determining, by the server, that a second network connection exists between the first mobile device and a second mobile device via a second wireless communications protocol of a second network, wherein;

    the second network is an ad hoc network;

    determining, by the server, that the server is not connected to the second mobile device;

    sending, by the server, a query toward the first mobile device via the first wireless communications protocol, wherein;

    the query is directed toward information about the second mobile device;

    receiving, by the server, the information about the second mobile device from the first mobile device;

    determining, by the server, an estimated location of the second mobile device based, at least in part, on the information received from the first mobile device, wherein the information received by the server includes at least a timestamp and a location of the first mobile device; and

    in response to receiving at least the timestamp and the location of the first mobile device;

    performing, by the server, analytics on the information to provide real-time targeted information to the second mobile device via the first mobile device.

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