System and method for distributed sensor system for object locationing

An apparatus for generating a mosaic for a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• and
• a server including the memory and being programmed to:
• receive first information from an associated access point that corresponds to an acknowledgment packet as received from a mobile device, the acknowledgment packet being transmitted by the mobile device in response to a data packet that is transmitted by the associated access point and the first information further corresponding to a receiver address field in the data packet that provides an identification of the mobile device for the associated access point to transmit the data packet thereto;
• and
• access the receiver address field to determine the identity of the mobile device after the acknowledgment packet is received from the mobile device at the associated access point.

A method for generating a mosaic for a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a server, first information from an associated access point that is indicative of:
• (i) a first receiver time stamp that the associated access point received a first packet from a mobile device, and (ii) a second receiver time stamp that the associated access point received a second packet from a first access point;
• determining a first difference between the first receiver time stamp and the second receiver time stamp to generate a first difference value;
• receiving second information from a first location receiver that is indicative of (i) a third receiver time stamp that the first location receiver received a third packet from the mobile device, and (ii) a fourth receiver time stamp that the first location receiver received the second packet from the first access point;
• determining a second difference between the third receiver time stamp and the fourth receiver time stamp to generate a second difference value;
• comparing each of the first difference value and the second difference value to a predetermined receiver time error range;
• and
• determining that the first packet and the third packet as transmitted by the mobile device are the same in response to each of the first difference value and the second difference value being within the predetermined receiver time error range.