Patents by Inventor Weihua GAO, JR.

Weihua GAO, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for selecting a Wi-Fi access point for position determination
    Patent number: 9538330
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for position determination are presented. In some embodiments, a method for position determination includes selecting at least one of a plurality of access points based on a measure of response time variability associated with the at least one access point. The method further includes sending, from a device, a communication to the selected at least one access point. The method also includes receiving, from the selected at least one access point, a response to the communication. The method additionally includes calculating a distance from the device to the selected at least one access point based on a round trip time associated with the response to the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: QUALLCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weihua Gao, Jr., Ravi Palanki, Wei Chen, Ashok Bhatia
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A WI-FI ACCESS POINT FOR POSITION DETERMNATION
    Publication number: 20150055492
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for position determination are presented. In some embodiments, a method for position determination includes selecting at least one of a plurality of access points based on a measure of response time variability associated with the at least one access point. The method further includes sending, from a device, a communication to the selected at least one access point. The method also includes receiving, from the selected at least one access point, a response to the communication. The method additionally includes calculating a distance from the device to the selected at least one access point based on a round trip time associated with the response to the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weihua GAO, JR., Ravi Palanki, Wei Chen, Ashok Bhatia