Patent ID: 8929345
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing devices in a wireless network, comprising: defining, by a managing device, a respective plurality of assignment rules for one or more geographic areas in a wireless network, the plurality of assignment rules comprising a rule indicative of an IP address range and a rule indicative of a hostname regular expression; retrieving, by the managing device, a plurality of device parameters from a device, the device located in a first geographic area of the one or more geographic areas, the plurality of device parameters comprising an IP address uniquely assigned to the device and a hostname regular expression assigned to the device; determining, by the managing device, that the device is located in the first geographic area by comparing the IP address uniquely assigned to the device and the hostname regular expression assigned to the device with the plurality of assignment rules of the first geographic area; retrieving, by the managing device, background data from a computer readable medium, the background data comprising a map of the first geographic area; identifying, by the managing device, a physical location of the device in the first geographic area; and displaying, by the managing device, the device in the identified physical location in the first geographic area.