Patent ID: 8700053
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a measure of likelihood that an estimated geographic location associated with a designated wireless device is not an accurate present location of the wireless device, the method comprising: determining a set of one or more reference points associated with the designated wireless device, the one or more of the reference points being at least one of (i) a geographic position at which signals from the designated wireless device were detected and (ii) another wireless device having a relationship with the designated wireless device, an existence of the relationship being based on the designated wireless device and the another wireless device being within signal reception range of a same position within a selected period of time; retrieving at least one of (i) attributes of the reference points of the set and (ii) attributes of the relationships between the designated wireless device and the one or more other wireless devices of the set; and determining a measure of likelihood that the estimated geographic location associated with the designated wireless device is not the accurate present location of the designated wireless device based on at least one of (i) the attributes of the reference points of the set and (ii) the attributes of the relationships between the designated wireless device and the other wireless devices of the set.