Patent ID: 11963128
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented location evaluation method, comprising:
transmitting, by a mobile device, a request in accordance with a client query, wherein the mobile device is configured to connect with each of a plurality of wireless stations in accordance with IP address information of the mobile device;
receiving, at the mobile device, a reply to the request, wherein the reply includes one or more responses to the client query and one or more identifiers for one or more respective candidate wireless stations associated with one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device, the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device being based on the IP address information of the mobile device;
determining, by the mobile device, an identifier for a connected wireless station to which the mobile device is connected;
determining, at the mobile device, whether an estimated current location of the mobile device that is based on the IP address information of the mobile device is correct, comprising determining whether the identifier f or the connected wireless station corresponds to an identifier of at least one of the one or more respective candidate wireless stations; and
transmitting, by the mobile device, selected log data indicating an accuracy of the one or more estimated current locations of the mobile device based on the determination of whether the identifier for the connected wireless station corresponds to the identifier of the at least one of said candidate wireless stations.