Method and apparatus for access point location token

A system to locate a mobile device in an environment, comprising:

• one or more antennas;
• a radio;
• a memory;
• a processor to communicate with the memory and the radio, the processor having:
• a first module to receive a plurality of maps and a plurality of map tokens, each map token associated with a respective one and only one of the received plurality of maps, the first module configured to receive location information from a first access point (AP), the location information including a first AP location token;
• and
• a second module to match the first AP location token with one of the plurality of map tokens to identify a map associated with the first AP and to locate the first AP with respect to the identified map;
• wherein the first AP location token further comprises a pseudo random number seeded in a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP and wherein the first AP location token is the same for both the map and the associated AP.

A method to locate a mobile device, comprising:

• receiving, at a location server, a plurality of maps and a plurality of map tokens, each of the plurality of map tokens associated with one of the plurality of maps;
• receiving location information from a first access point (AP), the location information including a first AP location token;
• matching the first AP location token with one and only one of the plurality of map tokens to identify a map associated with the location token;
• and
• locating the mobile device with respect to the first AP and the identified map;
• wherein the first AP location token further comprises a pseudo random number seeded in a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP and wherein the first AP location token is the same for both the map and the associated AP.

A tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage device containing a set of instructions to cause a computer to perform a process comprising:

• receive a plurality of maps and a plurality of map tokens, each of the plurality of map tokens associated with one and only one of the plurality of maps;
• receive location information from a first access point (AP), the location information including a first AP location token;
• match the first AP location token with one of the plurality of map tokens to identify a map associated with the first AP location token;
• and locate the first AP with respect to the identified map;
• wherein the first AP location token further comprises a pseudo random number seeded in a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP and wherein the first AP location token is the same for both the map and the associated AP.