Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for local determination of geo-location data by user devices are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining geo-location data associated with one or more access points within a given proximity of a previously-determined geo-location of a user processing device; detecting one or more access points within the given proximity of the user processing device; comparing the one or more detected access points to the obtained geo-location data; and determining geo-location data associated with the user processing device based at least in part on the comparing of the one or more detected access points to the obtained geo-location data.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates attributed to at least one device, geo-location information attributed to a set of multiple access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional devices to the access points within each of the sub-sets; and outputting, to the at least one device as a response to a request for geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates and based on said comparing, information pertaining to at least one of the sub-sets and the geo-location information attributed to the at least one device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for locating items, people, and/or animals are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, locator devices for locating a target device are provided, the locator devices comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver in the target device; a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver configured to receive data from a plurality of satellites for calculating a location; a visual indicator; and a hardware processor that: receives signals from the first transceiver; calculates an estimated distance between the locator device and a target device based on the signals; controls whether the GNSS receiver is powered on or off based on the estimated distance; and causes the visual indicator indicate an estimated direction to the target device from the locator device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for data compression are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes compressing at least a first portion of geo-location information attributed to at least a portion of one or more access points; converting at least a second portion of geo-location information attributed to the at least a portion of the one or more access points to one or more polar coordinates; converting the one or more polar coordinates attributed thereto to at least one position on a data structure configured to have one or more predetermined properties; generating at least one compressed access point geo-location data output comprising the compressed at least first portion of geo-location information and the at least one position on the data structure; and outputting the at least one compressed access point geo-location data output to at least one user device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating a frequency hopping arrangement are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes calculating a number of useable frequency channels between a starting frequency channel and a stopping frequency channel for a frequency hopping arrangement for a communication session; calculating a frequency channel step value based at least in part on a predetermined required minimum number of frequency channels for the frequency hopping arrangement; selecting frequency channel values to be used in the communication session by iterating through frequency channel values for the useable frequency channels between the starting frequency channel and the stopping frequency channel at intervals of a random frequency channel selection offset value; and establishing the frequency hopping arrangement based at least in part on the selected frequency channel values.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing, via at least a portion of multiple processing devices, information associated with a network in connection with one or more device pairing requests from one or more of the processing devices; implementing, via at least one the multiple processing devices, a pairing algorithm, wherein the pairing algorithm comprises searching for one or more of the processing devices, in accordance with one or more temporal values associated with the at least one processing device and at least one of the one or more device pairing requests corresponding thereto, and one or more pairing parameters; and automatically pairing, via the network and based on the pairing algorithm, the at least one processing device to one or more of the processing devices.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating transmission arrangements for device group communication sessions are provided herein.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates attributed to at least one device, geo-location information attributed to a set of multiple access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional devices to the access points within each of the sub-sets; and outputting, to the at least one device as a response to a request for geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates and based on said comparing, information pertaining to at least one of the sub-sets and the geo-location information attributed to the at least one device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for data compression are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes compressing a first portion of geo-location information attributed to each of one or more access points; converting a second portion of geo-location information attributed to each of the access points to polar coordinates; converting, for each of the access points, the polar coordinates attributed thereto to a position on a data structure configured to have one or more predetermined properties; generating a compressed access point geo-location data output comprising the compressed at least first portion of geo-location information attributed to each of the access points and the position on the data structure attributed to each of the access points; and outputting the compressed access point geo-location data output to a user device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating a frequency hopping arrangement are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining a starting frequency channel for a frequency hopping arrangement to be used in a communication session by a group of devices; calculating a frequency channel step value based at least in part on a predetermined required minimum number of frequency channels; and selecting the frequency channel values to be used in the communication session by iterating through frequency channel values for the useable frequency channels at intervals of a random frequency channel selection offset value until a number of frequency channel values equal to the frequency channel step value are selected.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for locating items, people, and/or animals are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, locator devices for locating a target device are provided, the locator devices comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver in the target device; a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver configured to receive data from a plurality of satellites for calculating a location; a visual indicator; and a hardware processor that: receives signals from the first transceiver; calculates an estimated distance between the locator device and a target device based on the signals; controls whether the GNSS receiver is powered on or off based on the estimated distance; and causes the visual indicator indicate an estimated direction to the target device from the locator device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating a frequency hopping arrangement are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining a starting frequency channel for a frequency hopping arrangement to be used in a communication session by a designated group of devices; calculating a frequency channel step value based at least in part on a predetermined required minimum number of frequency channels and the number of devices in the designated group; and selecting the frequency channel values to be used in the communication session by iterating through frequency channel values for the useable frequency channels at intervals of a random frequency channel selection offset value until a number of frequency channel values equal to the frequency channel step value are selected.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing, via a first processing device, information input by a user in connection with a request to pair the first processing device to one or more additional processing devices, wherein the information comprises a number of additional processing devices to which the first processing device is attempting to pair; implementing, via the first processing device, a pairing algorithm which comprises searching for additional processing devices, in accordance with temporal values associated with the input of the first processing device, that carried out a request to pair to the same number of additional processing devices as the first processing device; and configuring the first processing device to a pairing mode configuration upon successful completion of the pairing algorithm.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating transmission arrangements for device group communication sessions are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining a transmission ordering of multiple devices in a designated group with respect to transmitting data packets during a communication session, wherein the transmission ordering comprises device identifiers, attributed to the multiple devices, assigned to sequential transmission slots; determining a scheduled distribution of multiple data packet types transmitted by the multiple devices across the sequential transmission slots, wherein the scheduled distribution comprises an identification of a respective one of the multiple data packet types assigned to each of the sequential transmission slots; and participating in the communication session in accordance with the transmission ordering and the scheduled distribution of the multiple data packet types.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information attributed to at least one user device, geo-location information attributed to a set of access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional user devices to the one or more access points within each of the access point sub-sets; selecting at least one of the access point sub-sets based on the comparing of the geo-location information attributed to the additional user devices; and outputting, to the at least one user device, the at least one selected access point sub-set and geo-location information attributed to the at least one user device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for data compression are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes compressing a first portion of geo-location information attributed to each of one or more access points via one or more hash reduction techniques; converting a second portion of geo-location information attributed to each of the access points to polar coordinates; converting, for each of the access points, the polar coordinates attributed thereto to a position on a one-dimensional data structure configured to have one or more predetermined geometric properties; generating a compressed access point geo-location data output comprising the compressed at least first portion of geo-location information attributed to each of the access points and the position on the one-dimensional data structure attributed to each of the access points; and outputting the compressed access point geo-location data output to a user device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating a frequency hopping arrangement are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining a starting frequency channel for a frequency hopping arrangement to be used in a communication session by a designated group of devices; calculating a number of useable frequency channels between the starting frequency channel and a stopping frequency channel; calculating a frequency channel step value that is greater than a minimum number of frequency channels and is coprime with the number of devices in the designated group; and selecting the frequency channel values to be used in the communication session by iterating through frequency channel values for the useable frequency channels at intervals of a random frequency channel selection offset value until a number of frequency channel values equal to the frequency channel step value are selected.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for local determination of geo-location data by user devices are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining geo-location data attributed to one or more access points within a given proximity of a previously-determined geo-location of a user processing device; detecting one or more access points within the given proximity of the user processing device; comparing the one or more detected access points to the obtained geo-location data; and determining geo-location data attributed to the user processing device based at least in part on the comparing of the one or more detected access points to the obtained geo-location data.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for locating items, people, and/or animals are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, locator devices for locating a target device are provided, the locator devices comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver in the target device; a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver configured to receive data from a plurality of satellites for calculating a location; a visual indicator; and a hardware processor that: receives signals from the first transceiver; calculates an estimated distance between the locator device and a target device based on the signals; controls whether the GNSS receiver is powered on or off based on the estimated distance; and causes the visual indicator indicate an estimated direction to the target device from the locator device.