Patent ID: 8472974

Claim:
A method for determining an estimated location of a mobile device that is in range of two or more overlapping access networks, the method comprising: specifying a reconciliation process applicable to a mobile device that is in range of two or more overlapping access networks, wherein the mobile device is capable of registering with the two or more overlapping access networks and obtaining location data from the two or more overlapping access networks, and wherein the reconciliation process uses stored data reflecting a time series of how the mobile device moves from one access network to another over time; initiating, in accordance with the specified reconciliation process, location estimations of the mobile device in at least two of the overlapping access networks; receiving, during a time window, one or more sets of location data for the mobile device generated by the initiated location estimations in the two or more overlapping access networks; and determining, in accordance with the specified reconciliation process, an estimated location of the mobile device using the one or more received sets of location data.