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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment America Llc, Foster City, CA (US);
Jonathan Warren Webb, Foster City, CA (US);
Eiichi Nishina, Tokyo, JP;
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, JP;
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A server transmits location information based on identification information of at least one access point in response to the reception of the identification information, the time of reception of identification information of an access point that is associated with a location indicated by the location information received from the server is associated with the indicated location, irrespective of the time of reception of the location information. Identification information of an access point is received and is associated with reception time information that indicates the time of reception of the identification information. The identification information associated with the reception time information is transmitted to a location information providing server. Location information based on the transmitted identification information is received and is associated with reception time information that is associated with the transmitted identification information.