Patent ID: 8547224

Claim:
A method for collecting, by a collecting device, information related to a wireless communication infrastructure including at least one wireless access device in association with a positioning system in an indoor space through a network, the method comprising: setting a collection due location for collecting information on a map of an area where collection of the information on the map is planned and marking the set collection due location on the map; the collecting device being movable to the marked collection due location on the map and receiving, by the collecting device, a collection location inputted by a user; receiving, by the collecting device, a radio signal transmitted from at least one wireless access device of the wireless communication infrastructure located at an area within a signal reception range of the collecting device at the collection location; generating measurement information regarding the wireless access device based on the received radio signal; transmitting, by the collecting device, the generated measurement information to the positioning system, selecting a method for determining the location of the wireless access device; and receiving identification information and location information of the wireless access device from a user, when a direct input method is selected by the selecting, wherein the received identification information and location information of the wireless access device are transmitted to the positioning system via a communication, wherein when a method for collecting measurement information is selected by the selecting, a collection location determining that sets the collection due location is made.