Method and system for determining a location of wireless device
AssigneeAruba Networks, Inc.
InventorsClark Vitek, Venkatesh Kannan
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Abstract
A system for (a) determining a first direction from a first device toward a second device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the first device from the second device, (b) determining a second direction from a third device toward the second device based on a second set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the third device from the second device, and (c) based at least on a first location of the first device, the first direction from the first device toward the second device, a second location of the third device, and the second direction from the third device toward the second device: determining a third location of the second device.
Claims25
A system comprising:
- at least one device comprising a hardware processor;
- the system being configured for performing operations comprising:
- determining a first direction from a first device toward a second device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the first device from the second device;
- determining a second direction from a third device toward the second device based on a second set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the third device from the second device;
- based at least on a first location of the first device, the first direction from the first device toward the second device, a second location of the third device, and the second direction from the third device toward the second device:
- determining a third location of the second device.
A system comprising:
- at least one device comprising a hardware processor;
- the system being configured for performing operations comprising:
- determining a direction from an access point toward a particular device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the access point from the particular device;
- determining a distance between the access point and the particular device based on the first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by the at least one antenna of the access point from the particular device;
- based at least on (i) the direction from a access point toward the particular device, (ii) the distance between the access point and the particular device, and (iii) a location of the access point:
- determining a location of the particular device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising:
- determining a first direction from a first device toward a second device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the first device from the second device;
- determining a second direction from a third device toward the second device based on a second set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the third device from the second device;
- based at least on a first location of the first device, the first direction from the first device toward the second device, a second location of the third device, and the second direction from the third device toward the second device:
- determining a third location of the second device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising:
- determining a direction from an access point toward a particular device based on a first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by at least one antenna of the access point from the particular device;
- determining a distance between the access point and the particular device based on the first set of WiFi® wireless signals received by the at least one antenna of the access point from the particular device;
- based at least on (i) the direction from a access point toward the particular device, (ii) the distance between the access point and the particular device, and (iii) a location of the access point:
- determining a location of the particular device.
An access point comprising:
- one or more hardware processors;
- one or more antennas;
- at least one external component, different than the one or more antennas, that controls a physical configuration of the one or more antennas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.