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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Christopher M. Songer, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick C. Lankswert, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher M. Songer, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick C. Lankswert, Louisville, KY (US);
ConnectSoft, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A computer-based method for inferring a location of a mobile computing device comprises the steps of using the mobile computing device to receive data about one or more devices present in a first location at a first time, including those devices available for connection; assigning an identification code to each device present in the first location; storing said data and identification code for each device present in the first location in a database; receiving new data about each device present in a location at a subsequent time, including those devices available for connection to the mobile computing device; and inferring that the mobile computing device is at the first location by comparing the new data to the stored data and identification codes.