Patent ID: 9271116
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request from a user device to access a location-based service via a wireless access point (WAP); determining whether the user device is static or mobile, wherein determining whether the user device is static or mobile includes: identifying, by the processor, a particular WAP identifier associated with the WAP based on the request; determining, by the processor, a particular geographic location based on the identifier and based on determining whether the user device is static or mobile, wherein a first WAP information service (WIS) stores data associating first geographic locations and WAP identifiers corresponding to a plurality of WAPs that include the WAP, wherein a second WIS stores data associating the WAP identifiers and second geographic locations corresponding to other access points, wherein the first geographic locations differ from the second geographic locations, and wherein determining the particular geographic location includes: establishing, by the processor, a communication between the user device and the location-based service based on the particular geographic location.