Method and apparatus for locating wireless access points
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsPaul Dent, Bobby Sams, Jon Harris, Jon Paden, Robert Smith
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Abstract
A wireless access point locator (108) operating as an interactive voice response (UVR) system has a memory (108B), and a processor (108A). The processor is programmed to locate (204) one or more wireless access points in response to a request from a calling party (102), and submit (212) to the calling party one or more locations corresponding to one or more wireless access points found in the locating step.
Claims20
A computer-readable storage medium operating as an interactive voice response (IVR) system accessible by a calling party over a communication system, the storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
- locating one or more wireless access points in response to a request from a calling party;
- and
- submitting to the calling party one or more locations corresponding to one or more wireless access points found in the locating step.
A wireless access point locator (WAPL) operating as an IVR system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to:
- locate one or more wireless access points in response to a request from a calling party;
- and
- submit to the calling party one or more locations corresponding to one or more wireless access points found in the locating step.
In an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a method comprising the steps of:
- locating one or more wireless access points in response to a request from a calling party;
- and
- submitting to the calling party one or more locations corresponding to one or more wireless access points found in the locating step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.