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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lambert S. Berentsen, Jonestown, TX (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
James R. Kozloski, New Fairfield, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Communicating with isolated mobile devices in indoor positioning systems is provided. Information is received from a first mobile device connected to both a first network of a designated environment and a second mobile device that is not connected to the first network. The information includes one or more identifiers of the second mobile device. An estimated location of the second mobile device is determined based, at least in part, on the information received from the first mobile device.