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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Johan Peeters, Bierbeck, BE;
Andrew Thomas Yule, East Grinstead, GB;
Graham Thomason, Redhill, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
u-blox AG, Thalwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30265 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A file creation method comprising: creating file content at a particular location and time using a portable device; and obtaining data from wireless communication devices detectable by the portable device at the particular location and time thereby to obtain a set of data. The set of data identifies or enables identification of the wireless communication devices. The method further comprises associating the set of data and time with the file content to enable subsequent analysis to determine the particular location using a time-dependent database.