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Patent No.:

US 8526368 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013

Filed:

May. 17, 2011
Applicants:

Keir Finlow-bates, Kangasala, FI;

Joonas V. T. Viskari, Tampere, FI;

Inventors:

Keir Finlow-Bates, Kangasala, FI;

Joonas V. T. Viskari, Tampere, FI;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining characteristics of an access point device are disclosed. The method includes determining, at a first device, a characteristic of the access point device. At the first device, a signal is received from the access point device. The retrieved signal is communicated to a first database. In response to the communication, characteristic information is received from the first database. The characteristic information includes an estimate of the characteristic of the access point device including manufacturing information of the access point device.


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Finlow-Bates, Keir. (2013). Wi-fi access point characteristics database (U.S. Patent No. 8526368). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8526368

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