Calibration of wireless network's signal strength map database for indoor locating techniques

    公开(公告)号:US10349242B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US16029846

    申请日:2018-07-09

    Abstract: Provided are devices, computer-program products, and methods for calibration of a signal strength map for purposes of providing wireless positioning services through fingerprinting. Fingerprinting involves generating a map of the signal strengths in an area covered by a Wi-Fi network. In some implementations, a wireless probe request may be received. In these implementations, the wireless probe request may be associated with location information. In some implementations, the signal strength of the wireless probe request may be detected. In these implementations, the signal strength may indicate a signal characteristic between an origination and a destination for the wireless probe request. In some implementations, the wireless probe request may be responded to with a response message. In these implementations, the response message may include the signal strength of the wireless probe request. In these implementations, the response message and the location information may further facilitate generating an entry in a fingerprinting database.

    System, apparatus and method for managing client devices within a wireless network

    公开(公告)号:US10341877B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US16101008

    申请日:2018-08-10

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system and computer-readable storage medium for storage of software directed to the management of associations between network devices is described. The computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, causes performance of operations, comprising: (1) determining a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices; (2) detecting if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis; and (3) in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred, causing the client device to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices in lieu of the first network device.

    CALIBRATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK'S SIGNAL STRENGTH MAP DATABASE FOR INDOOR LOCATING TECHNIQUES

    公开(公告)号:US20180317065A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US16029846

    申请日:2018-07-09

    CPC classification number: H04W4/029 H04B17/318 H04W4/04 H04W4/33

    Abstract: Provided are devices, computer-program products, and methods for calibration of a signal strength map for purposes of providing wireless positioning services through fingerprinting. Fingerprinting involves generating a map of the signal strengths in an area covered by a Wi-Fi network. In some implementations, a wireless probe request may be received. In these implementations, the wireless probe request may be associated with location information. In some implementations, the signal strength of the wireless probe request may be detected. In these implementations, the signal strength may indicate a signal characteristic between an origination and a destination for the wireless probe request. In some implementations, the wireless probe request may be responded to with a response message. In these implementations, the response message may include the signal strength of the wireless probe request. In these implementations, the response message and the location information may further facilitate generating an entry in a fingerprinting database.

    Infrastructure-assisted client management using synthesized beacon reports

    公开(公告)号:US10602427B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15926629

    申请日:2018-03-20

    Abstract: Infrastructure-based client management uses synthesized beacon reports to effect client association with APs in a wireless digital network. Beacon reports are synthesized by having a plurality of APs in the network collect client reports and send those reports to a report process on the network. The report process accumulates client reports from the plurality of APs and selects one or more candidate APs to support a client. Selection may be made on reported SNR, AP loading, channel loading, AP characteristics, or a combination. The report process may produce blacklists and optionally whitelists for use by APs to use in processing client probe and connection requests.

    SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CLIENT DEVICES WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20190327616A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-24

    申请号:US16460037

    申请日:2019-07-02

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system and computer-readable storage medium for storage of software directed to the management of associations between network devices is described. The computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, causes performance of operations, comprising: (1) determining a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices; (2) detecting if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis; and (3) in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred, causing the client device to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices in lieu of the first network device.

    AUTOMATIC DELIVERY TRAFFIC INDICATION MESSAGE INTERVAL CONTROL FOR BETTER MOBILE POWER SAVE PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20180324699A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US16030336

    申请日:2018-07-09

    CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 H04W52/0216 Y02D70/00 Y02D70/142

    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for automatic delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) interval control for better mobile power save performance. The disclosed network device determines one or more characteristics for at least one client device connected to an Access Point (AP). The network device then dynamically selects a DTIM interval for the AP based on the characteristics for the at least one client device, and configures the AP to transmit a DTIM beacon frame at a frequency based on the dynamically selected DTIM interval. Alternatively, the network device can determine one or more characteristics for a client device, and dynamically select a Virtual Access Point (VAP) for providing network access to the client device based on the characteristics for the client device and a DTIM interval configured for the VAP, and then cause the client device to connect to the VAP.

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