US 12,219,429 B2
Using wireless networks for locationing and data transfer
Hendrik J. Volkerink, Palo Alto, CA (US); Ajay Khoche, West San Jose, CA (US); and Carl M. Skonberg, Long Beach, NY (US)
Filed by TRACKONOMY SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/558,234.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/235,916, filed on Aug. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,777, filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0201435 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G01S 5/02525 (2020.05); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for identifying an access point for connection by a locating agent of a wireless tracking system, comprising:
downloading a local portion of an access-point database from a server, the local portion corresponding to a general region that the locating agent is expected to be located in;
storing the downloaded local portion on a memory of the locating agent;
identifying, at the locating agent, one or more identifiable access points, each identifiable access point establishing a wireless network and being identifiable to the locating agent via a signal broadcast from the identifiable access point;
comparing the identified one or more identifiable access points to the local portion of the access-point database defining known access points to the wireless tracking system;
connecting to a first access point of the identified one or more identifiable access points based on the comparing; and
transmitting one or more of sensed and monitoring data captured at the locating agent to an external device via the first access point.