Patent ID: 7974632

Claim:
A method for the localization of a mobile wireless local area network (WLAN) client, located within a WLAN network having a plurality of WLAN stations, on the basis of a scene analysis method, comprising: ascertaining static reference points by measuring field strengths of the WLAN stations at known spatial coordinates with the aid of WLAN client, and assignment of the measured field strengths to the respective spatial coordinates in terms of data records with the aid of predefined data records, the data records being compared to a predefined pattern mapped by the predefined data records to determine any unique characteristics; conducting self-learning ascertainment of further dynamic reference points by measuring field strengths of the WLAN stations with the aid of WLAN clients moving through the region of the WLAN network, and assignment of the measured field strengths in terms of data records to the respective spatial coordinates calculated for this purpose, in order to localize a WLAN client using the scene analysis method, by selecting a plurality of nearest matched data records of static and dynamic reference points whose subsequent weighting corresponds to the estimated position of the WLAN client.