Patent ID: 8369266

Claim:
A method in a computing system of determining a geographic location associated with a wireless mobile device accessing a data network, the method comprising: receiving a request for a location of a wireless mobile device that is connected to the data network through an access point operating on unlicensed frequency spectrum; determining an estimated location of the wireless mobile device by accessing stored location information and utilizing the stored location information that provides the highest accuracy location of the wireless mobile device, the stored location information including at least one of: a known geographic location of the access point, a street address of a residence in proximity to the access point, a cell global identity (CGI) associated with a cell tower that was last utilized by the wireless mobile device or by other wireless devices prior to using the access point, or an IP address of the access point; providing the estimated location in response to the request for the location of the wireless mobile device; determining a GPS location of the wireless mobile device by using information derived from global positioning system (GPS) signals; and providing the GPS location in response to the request for the location of the wireless mobile device, wherein the GPS location is provided after the estimated location, and wherein the GPS location and the estimated location are provided as geographic coordinates.