Distribution and utilization of antenna information for location determination operations
First Claim
1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
- wirelessly receiving, by the mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point, wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point; and
wirelessly transmitting, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, devices, systems, apparatus, servers, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method, performed at a processor-based wireless mobile device, that includes receiving, by the mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for a first wireless node transmitting the signals, and transmitting, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the first wireless node to a remote device configured to receive and store antenna data for multiple wireless nodes obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless nodes.
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1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
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wirelessly receiving, by the mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point, wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point; and wirelessly transmitting, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A mobile device comprising:
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at least one transceiver to communicate with one or more remote devices; memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver; the mobile device configured to; wirelessly receive, by the mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point, wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point; and transmit, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless device comprising:
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means for wirelessly receiving signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point; and means for wirelessly transmitting an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable media programmed with a set of instructions, executable on a processor, to:
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wirelessly receive, by a mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point, wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point; and wirelessly transmit, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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