Processing of Access Point Crowdsourcing Data

An apparatus for processing access point (AP) crowdsourcing data, comprising:

• one or more processors,
• an access point crowdsourcing data processing module configured to work with the one or more processors, wherein the access point crowdsourcing data processing module includes
• a receiver configured to receive WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, wherein the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions include information observed about at least one access point device;
• a data consolidation module configured to consolidate the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions based at least in part on a set of selection criteria to generate a WiFi AP record, wherein the set of selection criteria comprises a maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a predetermined period of time and the maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a single upload;
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• an upload manager configured to upload the WiFi AP record to a crowdsourcing server;
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• a memory configured to store the WiFi AP record.

A non-transitory medium storing instructions of processing access point (AP) crowdsourcing data for execution by one or more computer systems, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, wherein the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions include information observed about at least one access point device;
• instructions for consolidating the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions based at least in part on a set of selection criteria to generate a WiFi AP record, wherein the set of selection criteria comprises a maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a predetermined period of time and the maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a single upload;
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• instructions for uploading the WiFi AP record to a crowdsourcing server.

An apparatus for processing access point (AP) crowdsourcing data, comprising:

• means for receiving WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions, wherein the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions include information observed about at least one access point device;
• means for consolidating the WiFi scan lists and their corresponding location descriptions based at least in part on a set of selection criteria to generate a WiFi AP record, wherein the set of selection criteria comprises a maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a predetermined period of time and the maximum number of scan lists to be uploaded in a single upload;
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• means for uploading the WiFi AP record to a crowdsourcing server.