Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Cellco Partnership

Gareth DeKlerk

Matthew Santaiti

Kristopher T Frazier

Kumar K Vishwanathan

Nabil N Bitar

Lonnie Katai

James Y Hwang

Lawrence Richard Rau

Michael J D'Argenio

Abhishek Sumitra Sheth

Edward Gruskin

A user device may detect, using a first radio associated with the user device, a presence of a location reference device; and determine a location associated with the user device. When determining the location associated with the user device, the user device is to receive location information from the location reference device, via the first, and refrain, based on detecting the presence of the location reference device, from determining the location using a second radio associated with the user device while the user device is within a communication range of the location reference device.

Power conservation on user devices having location identification hardware

A device may request location information for a location reference device (LRD); receive, based on the request, the location information for the LRD via a cellular network connection; transmit, via the cellular network, an instruction to direct the LRD to activate a non-cellular radio on the LRD; receive wireless signals outputted via the non-cellular radio; determine a distance between the user device and the LRD based on a strength of the wireless signals received by the user device; and audibly or visually indicate, by the user device, the determined distance between the user device and the LRD.

Reducing power consumption on location reference devices

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