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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
David Levy, Villach, AT;
Avraham Baum, Giv'at-Shmuel, IL;
Leonardo William Estevez, Rowlett, TX (US);
David Levy, Villach, AT;
Avraham Baum, Giv'at-Shmuel, IL;
Leonardo William Estevez, Rowlett, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to locate a wireless device are described. A disclosed example method includes transmitting a request location message from a first wireless station to a second wireless station to determine a geographic location of a third wireless station, receiving a response location message at the first wireless station from the second wireless station identifying the geographic location of the third wireless station, wherein the second wireless station stores the geographic location of the third wireless station, determining a path from the first wireless station to a range of the third wireless station based on the received geographic location of the third wireless station, moving along a portion of the path with the first wireless station to the range of the third wireless station, and transmitting an association message from the first wireless station to the third wireless station to communicably couple the first wireless station to the third wireless station.