Generation and use of a repository of mobile apparatus identifiers
AssigneeHERE Global B.V.
InventorsPavel Ivanov, Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Marko Luomi, Henri Nurminen
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Abstract
An apparatus obtains a respective identifier communication from a respective mobile apparatus and extracts a respective network interface identifier from the respective identifier communication. The apparatus updates or generates a repository of mobile apparatus identifiers based on the respective network interface identifier. The apparatus filters observation data comprising one or more network interface identifiers based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers and/or provides the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers for use in filtering the observation data comprising one or more network interface identifiers.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a network apparatus, a respective identifier communication from a respective mobile apparatus;
- extracting, by the network apparatus, a respective network interface identifier from the respective identifier communication;
- updating or generating, by the network apparatus, a repository of mobile apparatus identifiers based on the respective network interface identifier;
- at least one of (a) filtering, by the network apparatus, observation data comprising one or more network interface identifiers based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers or (b) providing, by the network apparatus, the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers for use in filtering the observation data comprising one or more network interface identifiers;
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- updating a map based on filtered observations generated by filtering the observation data, wherein the map is a radio map comprising a plurality of access point models and the filtered observations include observation data corresponding to one or more fixed location access points.
A method comprising:
- accessing, by a mobile apparatus, a network interface identifier configured to identify the mobile apparatus on a network, the network interface identifier stored in a memory of the mobile apparatus;
- generating, by the mobile apparatus, an identifier communication including the network interface identifier;
- providing, by the mobile apparatus, the identifier communication such that a network apparatus receives the identifier communication;
- obtaining a repository of mobile apparatus identifiers;
- filtering observation data comprising one or more network interface identifiers based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers to generate filtered observation data;
- updating a map based on the filtered observation data, wherein the map is a radio map comprising a plurality of access point models and the filtered observation data includes observation data corresponding to one or more fixed location access points;
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- causing display of at least one of (a) a list of mobile network access points or (b) a list of fixed location network access points based on the observation data that has been filtered based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor, at least one memory storing computer program code and/or instructions, and a display, the at least one memory and the computer program code is configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- capture observation data, the observation data including one or more network interface identifiers of observed radio network access points;
- obtain a repository of mobile apparatus identifiers;
- filter the observation data based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers;
- update a map based on filtered observations generated by filtering the observation data, wherein the map is a radio map comprising a plurality of access point models and the filtered observation data includes observation data corresponding to one or more fixed location access points;
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- cause display of at least one of (a) a list of mobile network access points or (b) a list of fixed location network access points based on the observation data that has been filtered based on the repository of mobile apparatus identifiers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.