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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gordon, Alameda, CA (US);
David Whedon Kimdon, Corvallis, OR (US);
Simon Wynn, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gordon, Alameda, CA (US);
David Whedon Kimdon, Corvallis, OR (US);
Devicescape Software, Inc., San Bruno, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining location over a network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises scanning, by a digital device, an area for one or more wireless networks, receiving one or more BSSIDs associated with the one or more wireless networks, generating a location request in a DNS protocol formatted message, the location request comprising the one or more BSSIDs, providing the location request, receiving a location response based on the location request, and retrieving at least one location identifier from the location response.