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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
MARVELL ASIA PTE, LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method. The method includes storing a database of positioning data. Each positioning data can associate position information of a location with an identifier of a wireless station for providing wireless connection at the location and a characteristic of a wireless signal received at the location. Further, the method includes receiving a position request from a wireless device that receives an identifier and a specific characteristic of a wireless signal from a specific wireless station, identifying the specific wireless station using the identifier to retrieve a group of positioning data from a database, selecting a subset in the group of positioning data using the specific characteristic, and determining position information of the wireless device using the selected subset of positioning data.