IP Library Granted Patent US 9,351,122
Granted Patent B1
US 9,351,122 · App. 14/581,790 · Granted May 24, 2016

Location grouping

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Patent No.
US 9,351,122
App. No.
14/581,790
Granted
May 24, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A device, method and/or system for a wireless communications device with a memory, a processor, and a group management module to receive information indicating a list of communications devices determined to be stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another and a FTM (Fine Timing Measurement) module adapted to determine location information using the information.

Claims (26)

1. A wireless communications device comprising:

a memory;

a processor; and

a group management module adapted to receive information from a location capable access point indicating a list of communications devices determined to be stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another and the location capable access point; and

a FTM (Fine Timing Measurement) module adapted to determine, using the information, location information for the location capable access point only when a relative velocity between the wireless communications device and location capable access point is below a threshold.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the list of communication devices is received as part of a ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol) and GAS (Generic Advisement Set) query.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a group creation module adapted to determine at least one additional list of communication devices that are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the group creation module is adapted to manually, automatically or based on a profile create the at least one additional list of communication devices that are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the FTM module is further adapted to measure whether devices in the list of communication devices are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the information also includes relative movement information for one or more of the communication devices.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications device is adapted to avoid performing FTM with communications devices that are not identified in the information.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a location determination module is adapted to make a relative velocity determination regarding the communications device to another communications device.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the group management module is further adapted to communicate the information to one or more additional communications devices.

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising storage, one or more antennas, and MAC (Media Access Control) circuitry.

11. A method comprising:

receiving information from a location capable access point indicating a list of communications devices determined to be stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another and the location capable access point; and

determining, by a wireless communications device using the information, location information for the location capable access point only when a relative velocity between the wireless communications device and location capable access point is below a threshold.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the list of communication devices is received as part of a ANQP (Access Network Query Protocol) and GAS (Generic Advisement Set) query.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining at least one additional list of communication devices that are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising manually, automatically or based on a profile creating the at least one additional list of communication devices that are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising measuring whether devices in the list of communication devices are stationary or quasi-stationary relative to one another.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information also includes relative movement information for one or more of the communication devices.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communications device is adapted to avoid performing FTM with communications devices that are not identified in the information.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising making a relative velocity determination regarding the communications device to another communications device.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising sharing the information with one or more additional communications devices.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing the information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: TAHOE RESEARCH, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061175/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2015
From: DANIEL, TOMER; SEGEV, JONATHAN; BAR NIV, ADAM
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034745/0738 →