Terrestrial transceiver-based positioning data download for semi-connected devices

A method of managing terrestrial transceiver positioning downloads by a mobile device, the method comprising:

• during a first period of time during which the mobile device does not have Internet connectivity over a wireless local area network (WLAN), local area network (LAN), or personal area network (PAN), or combination thereof:
• wirelessly detecting a plurality of terrestrial transceivers using a communication interface of the mobile device, and
• storing identity information for each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers in a memory of the mobile device;
• determining a priority value of each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers;
• after the first period of time and in response to the mobile device establishing Internet connectivity over WLAN, LAN, PAN, or a combination thereof, establishing, via the communication interface of the mobile device, a first communication link between the mobile device and a first location server;
• sending, via the communication interface of the mobile device, the identity information for at least a portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers to the first location server, wherein the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers comprises terrestrial transceivers having at least a threshold priority value;
• receiving, via the communication interface of the mobile device, location information for the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for, during a first period of time during which the apparatus does not have Internet connectivity over a wireless local area network (WLAN), local area network (LAN), or personal area network (PAN), or combination thereof:
• wirelessly detecting a plurality of terrestrial transceivers, and
• storing identity information for each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers;
• means for determining a priority value of each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers;
• means for, after the first period of time and in response to establishing Internet connectivity over WLAN, LAN, PAN, or a combination thereof, establishing a first communication link between with a first location server;
• means for sending the identity information for at least a portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers to the first location server, wherein the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers comprises terrestrial transceivers having at least a threshold priority value;
• means for receiving location information for the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embedded thereon for managing terrestrial transceiver positioning downloads by a mobile device, the instructions including computer code for:

• during a first period of time during which the mobile device does not have Internet connectivity over a wireless local area network (WLAN), local area network (LAN), or personal area network (PAN), or combination thereof:
• wirelessly detecting a plurality of terrestrial transceivers, and
• storing identity information for each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers;
• determining a priority value of each of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers;
• after the first period of time and in response to the mobile device establishing Internet connectivity over WLAN, LAN, PAN, or a combination thereof, establishing a first communication link between the mobile device and a first location server;
• sending the identity information for at least a portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers to the first location server, wherein the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers comprises terrestrial transceivers having at least a threshold priority value;
• receiving location information for the at least the portion of the plurality of terrestrial transceivers.