Patent ID: 8644793
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a location of a mobile device in a first communication network, wherein the mobile device is in communication with a cellular base station in a second communication network, the method comprising: detecting access points within the first communication network with said mobile device; selecting one or more of the detected access points based on information provided by the cellular base station, wherein said information provided by the cellular base station comprises access point records regarding access points verified by the cellular base station as being located within a coverage area of the cellular base station, wherein selecting one or more of the detected access points based on information provided by the cellular base station comprises selecting the one or more detected access points from among the access points verified by the cellular base station as being located within the coverage area of the cellular base station; and determining the location of the mobile device based on the selected detected access points, wherein access points verified by the cellular base station as being located within a coverage area of the cellular base station comprise given access points for which, for each given access point, (i) the given access point reported to the cellular base station that the given access point is located in the coverage area and (ii) the cellular base station received feedback from one or more mobile devices in the coverage area of the cellular base station confirming that the given access point is actually located in the coverage area.