Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes
First Claim
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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Abstract
Methods, program products, and systems of using a mobile WAP for location and context purposes are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a server can estimate an effective location of a wireless access gateway using harvested data. The server can harvest location data from multiple mobile devices. The harvested data can include a location of each mobile device and an identifier of a wireless access gateway that is located within a communication range of the mobile device. In some implementations, the server can identify a mobile wireless access gateway based on a distance comparison. Data indicating the mobility of a wireless access gateway can be used by a mobile device to initiate one or more actions, including managing power of the mobile device, modifying entrance and exit conditions of virtual fences and determining a context of the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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5. A method performed by a server computer, the method comprising:
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determining whether a wireless access gateway is mobile, comprising; determining, using motion data of a mobile device, that the mobile device is in motion for a period of time, wherein the motion 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, causing a scan rate of the mobile device to be maintained, the scan rate for detecting additional wireless access gateways. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 19, 20)
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8. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18)
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