Evaluating IP location on a client device

A computer-implemented location evaluation method, comprising:

• receiving a client query from a mobile device;
• determining one or more estimated current locations for the mobile device based on IP address information of the mobile device;
• evaluating one or more responses to the client query based on the determined one or more estimated current locations for the mobile device;
• determining one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations associated with the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device;
• transmitting a given one of the one or more responses to the client query and one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations, for processing at the mobile device;
• in response to the transmitting, receiving selected log data from the mobile device, the selected log data having been generated at the mobile device based on a determination of whether an identifier for a wireless station to which the mobile device is connected corresponds to an identifier of at least one of the candidate wireless stations;
• and
• determining, from the received selected log data, an estimated current location of the mobile device that is based on the IP address information of the mobile device is correct, comprising determining whether an accuracy of the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device based on whether the identifier for the wireless station to which the mobile device is connected corresponds to the identifier of the at least one of the candidate wireless stations.

A client device, comprising:

• a user interface module including one or more user input devices configured to receive user input;
• a processing module including one or more processors;
• a memory module having one or more memories configured to store data and instructions for execution by the processing module;
• and
• a communication module including a wireless transceiver configured for bidirectional communication with one or more remote devices including one or more wireless stations in accordance with IP address information of the client device;
• wherein the processing module is operatively coupled to the user interface module, memory module and the communication module, and the processing module is configured to:
• transmit a request in accordance with the user input;
• receive a reply to the request, wherein the reply includes one or more responses to the request and one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations associated with one or more estimated current locations of the client device, the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device being based on the IP address information of the client device;
• determine an identifier for a given wireless station to which the client device is actively or passively connected;
• determine whether an estimated current location of the mobile device that is based on the IP address information of the mobile device is correct, comprising determining whether the identifier for the actively or passively connected wireless station corresponds to an identifier of at least one of the one or more respective candidate wireless stations;
• and
• transmitting selected log data indicating an accuracy of the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device based on the determination of whether the identifier for the connected wireless station corresponds to the identifier of the at least one of said candidate wireless stations.

A server system, comprising:

• a processing module including one or more processors;
• a memory module having one or more memories configured to store data and instructions for execution by the processing module;
• and
• a communication module including a wireless transceiver configured for bidirectional communication with one or more remote devices including one or more wireless stations and one or more client devices;
• wherein the processing module is operatively coupled to the memory module and the communication module, and the processing module is configured to:
• receive a request from a client device;
• determine one or more estimated current locations for the client device based on IP address information of the client device identified from the received request;
• evaluate one or more responses to the request based on the determined one or more estimated current locations for the client device;
• determine one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations associated with the one or more estimated current locations of the client device;
• transmit a given one of the one or more responses to the request and one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations, for processing at the client device;
• in response to the transmission, receive selected log data from the client device, the selected log data having been generated at the client device based on at least a determination of whether an estimated current location of the mobile device that is based on the IP address information of the mobile device is correct, such determination comprising determining whether an identifier for a wireless station to which the client device is actively or passively connected corresponds to an identifier of at least one of the candidate wireless stations;
• and
• determine, from the received selected log data, an accuracy of the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device based on whether the identifier for the wireless station to which the mobile device is connected corresponds to the identifier of the at least one of the candidate wireless stations.