CPC G06F 16/9538 (2019.01) [G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 8/183 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A client device configured to:
receive a search query from a user;
send a search request, derived from the search query, to a search service server;
receive, from the search service server, a response to the search request including one or more search results, the response also including at least one wireless station identifier for at least one wireless station located at a point of interest relevant to the search query;
store the received at least one wireless station identifier in memory of the client device;
identify, after receiving the response, using a communication module of the client device, one or more wireless station identifiers of one or more observed wireless stations;
determine at least one of the one or more wireless station identifiers for at least one of the one or more observed wireless stations identified by the client device matches one of the stored at least one wireless station identifiers; and
transmit a message identifying the match to a tracking service server.
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