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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2005
Matthew Man Chung Cheung, Bellevue, WA (US);
John C. Krumm, Redmond, WA (US);
Chandrasekhar Thota, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve J. Lombardi, Seattle, WA (US);
Anurag Sharma, Redmond, WA (US);
Matthew Man Chung Cheung, Bellevue, WA (US);
John C. Krumm, Redmond, WA (US);
Chandrasekhar Thota, Redmond, WA (US);
Steve J. Lombardi, Seattle, WA (US);
Anurag Sharma, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Location position information of a mobile device utilizing Wi-Fi, FM, AM, television transmissions(s), other radio transmission(s), electromagnetic, acoustic, or other signals received from base stations or access points. The position information can be provided through a Web service and/or locally on a mobile user device. The position information can be provided with a certainty and/or uncertainty probability percentage or other perceivable means for the user to determine the expected accuracy of the location information. Also provided is a means for updating base station information to include newly detected base stations through information from a plurality of user devices, wherein each user device is given a reliance factor. User devices that have a low reliance factor are disregarded and/or scrutinized to determine accuracy prior to such information being utilized to update information. Functioning of the system can be improved through analysis of usage data and/or the additions to the database.