Patent ID: 7962152
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for generating location data using a wireless mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether the wireless mobile device is within a Wi-Fi hotspot by searching for a Wi-Fi signal; responsive to the determination that the wireless mobile device is within the Wi-Fi hotspot, transmitting a first request for the location data by submitting a query through the Wi-Fi hotspot to a database for a current location of the wireless mobile device based on at least one of: (1) a Basic Service Set Identifier (“BSSID”) of the Wi-Fi hotspot and (2) a Received Signal Strength Indication (“RSSI”) of the Wi-Fi signal received by the wireless mobile device from the Wi-Fi hotspot, the database comprising up-to-date information of nationwide Wi-Fi access points; responsive to the first request failing, transmitting a second request by submitting a GPS query to a cellular based GPS network; receiving the location data from one of the database and the cellular based GPS network; and responsive to both the first and the second requests fail, displaying an error message on the wireless mobile device.