US Patent:
20140051436, Feb 20, 2014
Inventors:
Haijin Yan - Hainesville IL, US
Craig J. Detter - Gurnee IL, US
Ryan D. Speer - Libertyville IL, US
William F. Taranowski - Libertyville IL, US
Assignee:
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC - Libertyville IL
International Classification:
H04W 76/00
Abstract:
A method () for identifying a local area network () with a mobile device () includes scanning () for available local area networks with a wireless communication circuit. Upon detecting an available local area network, a base station () of the local area network pushes a MAC address () to the mobile device. The mobile device then determines () one or more of a host identifier, network purveyor, network location, other information, or combinations thereof, from the MAC address without having to resolve geographic coordinates.