Network Performance Research Group LLC

Qualcomm Incorporated

Terry Ngo

Kun Ting Tsai

Seung Baek Yi

Keir Finlow-Bates

Erick Kurniawan

Joonas V T Viskari

Access point (AP) management via secure association between APs and mobile devices is facilitated. A method comprises: associating the device with an AP that is locked, wherein the associating is performed via a proximity-based network facilitating communication based on the device and the AP being within a defined distance of one another; unlocking the AP employing a key associated with the device, wherein the unlocking the AP comprises facilitating access to one or more configuration settings of the AP via the device; and enabling a service of the AP and a corresponding service of the device to facilitate change of at least one of the one or more configuration settings via the device. In one embodiment, the associating the device with the AP comprises performing exchange of information between the device and the AP for secure pairing between the device and the AP.

Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating access point management via secure association of an access point and a mobile device

The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically directed to device location confirmation based on a geolocation proxy. One embodiment includes an exemplary device location confirmation component configured to implement a device location confirmation algorithm using a cloud database configured to comprise device information including location information from the geolocation proxy. Another embodiment includes a device configured to operate in a reduced functionality radio frequency mode until a location can be confirmed through a trusted cloud service.

System, method, and apparatus for setting device geolocation via location proxies

A system and method are disclosed for improving the speed of operation and accuracy of GPS receivers. The system comprises a RFID assisted GPS (RAGPS) receiver and geographically dispersed RFID assistance tags. The RAGPS receiver and the RFID assistance tags store location data comprising current location estimate, almanac, and ephemeris data. The location data is time stamped. The RFID assisted GPS (RAGPS) receiver comprises a GPS receiver, a RFID tag reader, a RFID transmitter and a controller. The controller comprises software that transfers the location data to and from the RAGPS receiver and a RFID assistance tag. The method discloses the RAGPS receivers reading up-to-date location data from a nearby RFID assistance tags and similarly if the RAGPS receivers have up-to-date location data already, the RAGPS receivers may write that location data to a nearby assistance tags that lacks up-to-date location data.

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Terry Ngo