Location Register for Trusted WiFi Devices that Roam
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorRaghvendra Savoor
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the gathering and recording of network availability and attributes in a location in order to define location based services. Registration logics onboard mobile communications devices collect network data as they roam inside and outside of their home cellular network. The registration logic sends this data to a registry in the form of a data message. The registry is updated by each instance of a received message. The aggregation of this data allows the system to adaptively learn about network availability in geographic locations. The data collected may also assist in the recovery of lost or stolen phones since the phone location is frequently updated.
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A system for improving the quality of location-based services, comprising:
- a mobile communications device with at least one module for detecting and communicating with a wireless network;
- a registration logic onboard the mobile communications device;
- and
- a registry in communication with the mobile communications device.
- wherein the registration logic communicates the status of available wireless networks at a geographic location to the registry.
A system for improving the quality of location-based services, comprising:
- a server;
- a database in communication with the server;
- and
- a registration program coupled to a mobile communications device capable of two-way communication with the server,
- wherein the registration program collects data concerning a plurality of available networks at a geographic location which is sent to the server to be stored in the database.
A method of improving location-based services using a mobile communications device, comprising:
- detecting a plurality of available wireless networks within the range of the mobile communications device, a plurality of network attributes, and a geographic location of the mobile communications device;
- composing a data message which includes information concerning the plurality of available wireless networks, the plurality of network attributes, and the geographic location;
- and
- delivering the data message to a registry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.