Distribution and utilization of antenna information for location determination operations

A wireless device comprising:

• means for wirelessly receiving signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point;
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• means for wirelessly transmitting an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points.

A non-transitory computer readable media programmed with a set of instructions, executable on a processor, to:

• wirelessly receive, by a mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for one or more antennas of a first wireless access point, wherein the signals that include the at least one message are transmitted through at least one of the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point;
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• wirelessly transmit, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the one or more antennas of the first wireless access point, to a remote central data repository device configured to receive, store, and provide antenna data for respective antennas of multiple wireless access points, the antenna data obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless access points.