Apparatuses and methods for identifying mobile access points (APS) in mobile positioning systems

A method for a mobile positioning system to identify mobile Access Points (APs), the method comprising:

• determining a group of APs whose MAC addresses are within a MAC address block;
• determining a first number of the group of APs whose SSIDs match one or more of a plurality of predetermined naming patterns or whose location information indicates a location change across a predetermined distance;
• determining whether a ratio of the first number to a total number of the group of APs exceeds a predetermined threshold;
• and
• classifying the APs in the group as mobile APs when the ratio exceeds the predetermined threshold.

A product comprising one or more computer readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor logic, enable the at least one processor logic to:

• determine a group of APs whose MAC addresses are within a MAC address block;
• determine a first number of the group of APs whose SSIDs match one or more of a plurality of predetermined naming patterns or whose location information indicates a location change across a predetermined distance;
• determine whether a ratio of the first number to a total number of the group of APs exceeds a predetermined threshold;
• and
• classify the APs in the group as mobile APs when the ratio exceeds the predetermined threshold.