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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Bernard Feeney, Galway, IE;
Liam C. Frawley, Oranmore, IE;
Niall McDonnell, Knocknacarra, IE;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a communication system that can be configured for receiving, at an electronic device, data related to one or more wireless access points visible to the electronic device, communicating the data related to the one or more wireless access points to a network element, and receiving an approximate distance to one or more points of interest from the electronic device.