Patent ID: 9386404
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing location data, at a first device, comprising: receiving a request for an allocation of a network address from a second device, wherein the first device is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, a Domain Name System (DNS) server, a dedicated location information server, a router, a wireless access point or a data device, wherein the request for an allocation of a network address includes a machine name which is translated into a physical location; determining the physical location by translating the machine name; encoding the network address as encoded network address; encoding the physical location as location data; providing a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) response to the second device, wherein the second device is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, a Domain Name System (DNS) server, a dedicated location information server, a router, a wireless access point or a data device, wherein the response to the second device includes the location data and the encoded network address, and wherein the location data is used by the second device to synchronize state from a third device within a locality defined by the location data.