System and method for managing location services in wireless networks
Described herein are methods, systems, apparatuses and products for managing location services in wireless networks. One aspect provides a method of receiving in a mobile device an identifier broadcast from a terrestrial wireless device located at a particular position; and using the identifier broadcast from the terrestrial wireless device to determine a physical location of the mobile device even in absence of a logical connection existing between the mobile device and the terrestrial wireless device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1. A method comprising:
broadcasting an identifier from a terrestrial wireless device, wherein the identifier comprises a geocode having an indicia of geographical location of the terrestrial wireless device; and
repeatedly changing, based on a timing policy, the identifier of the terrestrial wireless device without changing the geographic location of the terrestrial wireless device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geocode comprises explicit location information.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the explicit location information includes one or more of latitude, longitude and altitude.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the explicit location information is inserted into a broadcast identifier of the terrestrial wireless device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geocode comprises implicit location information.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the implicit location permits derivation of one or more of latitude, longitude and altitude.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a connection between the terrestrial wireless device and a client device.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising encrypting the geocode.
9. A terrestrial wireless device, comprising:
a processor that broadcasts an identifier from the terrestrial wireless device, wherein the identifier comprises a geocode having an indicia of geographical location of the terrestrial wireless device;
wherein the processor repeatedly changes, based on a timing policy, the identifier of the terrestrial wireless device without a change to the geographic location of the terrestrial wireless device.
10. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the geocode comprises explicit location information.
11. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the explicit location information includes one or more of latitude, longitude and altitude.
12. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the explicit location information is inserted into a broadcast identifier of the terrestrial wireless device.
13. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the geocode comprises implicit location information.
14. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the implicit location permits derivation of one or more of latitude, longitude and altitude.
15. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 9 , wherein:
the processor establishes a connection between the terrestrial wireless device and a client device.
16. The terrestrial wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the processor encrypts the geocode.
17. A non-transitory program product, comprising:
a storage device that stores code executable by a processor, the code comprising:
code that broadcasts an identifier from a terrestrial wireless device, wherein the identifier comprises a geocode having an indicia of geographical location of the terrestrial wireless device;
wherein the identifier of the terrestrial wireless device is repeatedly changed, based on a timing policy, without changing the geographic location of the terrestrial wireless device.
18. The program product of claim 17 , wherein the geocode comprises explicit location information.
19. The program product of claim 18 , wherein the explicit location information includes one or more of latitude, longitude and altitude.