# US 7,613,427 B2 · Resource location through location history

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- Number: US 7,613,427 B2
- Document ID: US7613427B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/540,909
- Filed: 2006-09-29
- Published: 2007-04-05
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2001-05-30
- Assignees: Palm, Inc.
- Inventors: David C. Blight; Elaine Lusher
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7613427B2

## CPC

- H04W 88/02: Terminal devices
- H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
- H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
- H04B 17/27: for locating or positioning the transmitter
- H04L 69/329: in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
- H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for locating resources available to portable electronic devices which are enabled for short range wireless communications. The system and method include creating and accessing a resource and access location history database accessible via the portable electronic device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless transceiver;
a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver configured to scan for wireless access points, to detect a wireless access point, and to receive location information for the wireless access point; and
a memory configured to store wireless access point information for the detected wireless access point comprising location information for the detected wireless access point and an identifier of the detected wireless access point;
wherein the processor is configured to provide a graphical navigational tool which directs the user to the wireless access point based on the location information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless access point information further comprises resource information available at the wireless access point.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive wireless access point information from the wireless access point via the wireless transceiver.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the wireless access point via a short-range wireless technology.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4 wherein the short-range wireless technology is an IEEE 802.11 technology.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a global positioning system receiver, wherein the navigational tool directs the user to the wireless access point based on signals from the global positioning system receiver.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a portable computer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a handheld computer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical navigational tool directs the user to the wireless access point by displaying a map.