Method and apparatus for providing positional information using wireless fidelity (WIFI) information
AssigneeNAVER Business Platform Corp.
InventorsHo Jin Lee, Eun Yong Cheong, Byung-Jo Kim, Byeongryeol Sim, Jaewook Yoo
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing positional information using wireless fidelity (WiFi) information is provided. A method of providing positional information at a mobile terminal may include collecting WiFi access point (AP) information by scanning for a WiFi AP in a vicinity of the mobile terminal, extracting facility information associated with a facility associated with the WiFi AP, and determining the positional information of the mobile terminal based on the extracted facility information.
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A method of determining positional information using a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- collecting, by the mobile terminal, wireless network access point (AP) information by scanning for a wireless network AP in a vicinity of the mobile terminal, the wireless network AP being associated with a facility;
- extracting, by the mobile terminal, facility information associated with the facility, the extracting including,
- comparing the collected wireless network AP information with wireless network AP information stored in a database, each of the stored wireless network AP information being associated with at least one facility,
- determining the at least one facility that matches the collected wireless network AP information based on the comparing,
- extracting facility information according to the determined at least one match,
- determining a pattern between MAC addresses of the wireless network AP information collected from the plurality of facilities, and
- predicting a MAC address for each of the collected wireless network APs based on the determined pattern;
- and
- determining, by the mobile terminal, the positional information of the mobile terminal based on the extracted facility information.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for providing facility information to a mobile terminal, wherein when the program is executed by at least one processor of the mobile terminal, the processor is configured to:
- collect wireless network access point (AP) information by scanning for a wireless network AP in a vicinity of the mobile terminal, the wireless network AP being associated with a facility;
- extract facility information associated with the facility, the extract includes,
- compare the collected wireless network AP information with wireless network AP information stored in a database, each of the stored wireless network AP information being associated with at least one facility,
- determine the at least one facility that matches the collected wireless network AP information based on the compare,
- extract facility information according to the determined at least one match,
- determine a pattern between MAC addresses of the wireless network AP information collected from the plurality of facilities, and
- predict a MAC address for each of the collected wireless network APs based on the determined pattern;
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- determine positional information of the mobile terminal based on the extracted facility information.
An apparatus for distributing an application for providing facility information to a mobile terminal when the application is executed by at least one first processor of the mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one second processor of the apparatus configured to execute computer readable instructions to provide the application to the mobile terminal;
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- when the mobile terminal is provided with the application, the mobile terminal is configured to,
- collect wireless network access point (AP) information by scanning for a wireless network AP in a vicinity of the mobile terminal, the wireless network AP being associated with a facility,
- extract facility information associated with the facility, the extract includes,
- compare the collected wireless network AP information with wireless network AP information stored in a database, each of the stored wireless network AP information being associated with at least one facility,
- determine the at least one facility that matches the collected wireless network AP information based on the compare,
- extract facility information according to the determined at least one match,
- determine a pattern between MAC addresses of the wireless network AP information collected from the plurality of facilities, and
- predict a MAC address for each of the collected wireless network APs based on the determined pattern;
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- determine a positional information of the mobile terminal based on the extracted facility information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.