Method for mobile unit location estimate in a wireless LAN

Details Method for mobile unit location estimate in a wireless LAN Method for mobile unit location estimate in a wireless LAN

2004-06-04

2009-06-02

Tsang, Fan (Department: 2614)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C455S041200, C455S115300, C455S226200, C455S419000, C455S456500, C455S510000, C455S513000, C455S522000, C342S450000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07542770

ABSTRACT:
Association request messages received by one or more access points of a wireless local area network are used to infer the location of a mobile unit requesting association. Association may be refused for security purposed if it is determined that the mobile unit is not within an area services by the wireless network. In addition the inferred location can be used to assign the mobile unit to an access point for association.

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