Method and device for wireless access location
AssigneesChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc., Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorFEI HUANG
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Abstract
A device with automatic wireless network access location includes an access table of WIFI hotspots. The device periodically acquires the longitude and latitude of the device by reading data signals travelling between base stations and the device when the device is not in a WIFI network, and verifies if the device enters a first plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table within a predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude acquired from the data signals or a location module of the device. Nearby WIFI hotspots are located accordingly.
Claims18
A device, comprising:
- a location module to determine longitude and latitude of the device;
- a memory unit to store an access table;
- one or more processors;
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- one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:
- an automatic search system comprising:
- an inquiry module to periodically acquire the longitude and latitude of the device by reading data signals travelling between base stations and the device when the device is not in a WIFI network;
- a decision module to verify if the device enters a first plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table within a first predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude acquired from the data signals and to verify if the device enters a second plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table within a second predetermined radius based on longitude and latitude located from the location module;
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- a search module to locate nearby WIFI hotspots;
- wherein the location module is triggered if the device enters the first plurality of areas;
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- wherein the search module is triggered if the device enters the second plurality of areas.
A method for wireless access location, the method comprising:
- acquiring a longitude and latitude of the device by reading data signals travelling between base stations and the device when the device is not in a WIFI network;
- verifying if the device is within a first plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table and circled with a first predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude acquired from signaling;
- verifying if the device is within a second plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table and circled with a second predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude located from the location module;
- locating nearby WIFI hotspots;
- determining the longitude and latitude of the device by the location module;
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- suppressing the location module;
- wherein determination of the longitude and latitude of the device is executed if the device enters the first plurality of areas;
- and
- wherein location of nearby WIFI hotspots is executed if the device enters the second plurality of areas.
A computer readable storage medium having stored therein an automatic search system, that when executed by a device with network connectivity, a location module, and a memory unit stored an access table, cause the device to:
- to acquire a longitude and latitude of the device by reading data signals travelling between base stations and the device when the device is not in a WIFI network;
- to verify if the device is within a first plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table and circled with a first predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude acquired from signaling;
- to verify if the device is within a second plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table and circled with a second predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude located from the location module;
- to locate nearby WIFI hotspots;
- to determine the longitude and latitude of the device by the location module;
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- to suppress the location module;
- wherein determination of the longitude and latitude of the device is executed if the device enters the first plurality of areas;
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- wherein location of nearby WIFI hotspots is executed if the device enters the second plurality of areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.