Patent ID: 9420396
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of identifying location data for an access point in order to initiate communications for a wireless network, the method comprising: retrieving, at the access point, from a server in a network different from the wireless network, primer location data comprising an approximate location of the access point, the primer location data further comprising a placeholder for incomplete location information, the approximate location of the access point comprising one of postal code data, time zone data or city data associated with the access point, the access point comprising a fixed device; and, after both retrieving the primer location data, and when a triggering event occurs, the triggering event comprising at least one of a powering-up of the access point, resetting of communication parameters of the access point or detection that the access point has been located to a new network transmission area: comparing a parameter of the first transmission against a threshold and when the parameter exceeds the threshold: