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Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes

  • US 9,980,096 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2016
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

    determining whether a wireless access gateway is mobile, comprising;

    determining, using data from one or more motion sensors, that a mobile device is in motion for a period of time, wherein the data is used to determine at least one of acceleration, speed of travel, or direction of travel of the mobile device;

    determining that, during the period of time that the mobile device is in motion, the mobile device is within communication range of the wireless access gateway; and

    determining that the wireless access gateway is mobile in response to determining that the wireless access gateway is in communication range with the mobile device during the time that the mobile device is in motion;

    identifying a transport mode associated with the wireless access gateway;

    in response to determining that the wireless access gateway is mobile and identifying the transport mode associated with the wireless access gateway, determining that a user of the mobile device is traveling on the transport mode; and

    in response to determining that the user of the mobile device is traveling on the transport mode, maintaining a scan rate of the mobile device, the scan rate for detecting additional wireless access gateways.

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