Distribution and utilization of antenna information for location determination operations

A mobile device comprising:

• at least one transceiver to communicate with one or more remote devices;
• memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver;
• the mobile device configured to:
• receive antenna information for a wireless node, including a transmitter gain for the wireless node, in at least one message transmitted to the mobile device, the at least one message including:
• a beacon frame message configured according to IEEE 802.11 standard transmitted from the wireless node, a fine timing measurement (FTM) protocol-based message, an assistance data message transmitted from a remote central repository of information, or any combination thereof;
• derive an estimate of a receiver gain for a receiver of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node;
• and
• adjust one or more signal strength values determined for signals received from the wireless node based on the estimate of the receiver gain of the receiver of the mobile device derived based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node.

A mobile device comprising:

• means for receiving antenna information for a wireless node, including a transmitter gain for the wireless node, in at least one message transmitted to the mobile device, the at least one message including:
• a beacon frame message configured according to IEEE 802.11 standard transmitted from the wireless node, a fine timing measurement (FTM) protocol-based message, an assistance data message transmitted from a remote central repository of information, or any combination thereof;
• means for deriving an estimate of a receiver gain for a receiver of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node;
• and
• means for adjusting one or more signal strength values determined for signals received from the wireless node based on the estimate of the receiver gain of the receiver of the mobile device derived based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node.

A non-transitory computer readable media programmed with a set of instructions, executable on a processor, to:

• receive at a mobile device antenna information for a wireless node, including a transmitter gain for the wireless node, in at least one message transmitted to the mobile device, the at least one message including:
• a beacon frame message configured according to IEEE 802.11 standard transmitted from the wireless node, a fine timing measurement (FTM) protocol-based message, an assistance data message transmitted from a remote central repository of information, or any combination thereof;
• derive an estimate of a receiver gain for a receiver of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node;
• and
• adjust one or more signal strength values determined for signals received from the wireless node based on the estimate of the receiver gain of the receiver of the mobile device derived based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node.