Patent ID: 9014727
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a location server, a first plurality of position samples from a first mobile device and a second plurality of position samples from a second mobile device; extracting a first position of a communication device from the first plurality of position samples and a second position of the communication device from the second plurality of position samples; determining whether the first plurality of position samples are reliable based on whether a threshold number of the first plurality of position samples were received within a predetermined time period; determining whether the second plurality of position samples are reliable based on whether a threshold number of the second plurality of position samples were received within the predetermined time period; and prioritizing, at the location server, the first position over the second position in a position database when the first plurality of position samples are reliable and the second plurality of position samples are not reliable.