US Patent Application 18296549. LOCATION AS A SERVICE simplified abstract
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LOCATION AS A SERVICE
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Inventor(s)
Xiaoxin Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Sandip Homchaudhuri of San Jose CA (US)
James Simon Cho of Stateline NV (US)
Nicholas Kucharewski of San Jose CA (US)
Vincent Knowles Jones of Redwood City CA (US)
LOCATION AS A SERVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18296549 Titled 'LOCATION AS A SERVICE'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a wireless communication system where a network node transmits the MAC address of an access point to a group of access points in a network. The network node then receives single-sided round-trip-time (RTT) data from each access point in the group, which is associated with a user device connected to the access point. Based on this data, the network node determines the location of the user device. Finally, the network node transmits the location information back to the access point.
Original Abstract Submitted
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may transmit an indication of a media access control (MAC) address associated with an access point to a group of access points included in a network. The network node may receive single-sided round-trip-time (RTT) data associated with a user device associated with the access point, wherein the single-sided RTT data is received from each of the group of access points based at least in part on transmitting the indication of the MAC address to the group of access points. The network node may determine a location of the user device based at least in part on the single-sided RTT data. The network node may transmit an indication of the location of the user device to the access point. Numerous other aspects are described.
