{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781577","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9781577","title":"Method and apparatus for using metadata to provide location information","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04W","G06F","H04L","H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W","G06F","G06F","H04W","H04W","H04W"],"num_claims":14,"abstract":"A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, method operations for broadcasting a first signal comprising a first expression code in association with availability of location information of a UE; determining the location information associated with the UE; determining a second expression code associated with the location information; and broadcasting a second signal comprising the second expression code and the location information, independent of the first signal. In another aspect, a method includes the operations of receiving, from a second UE, a first signal comprising a first expression code associated with the second UE; determining a second expression code based on the received first signal; receiving a second signal from the second UE, the second signal comprising the second expression code; and determining a location of the second UE based on the received second signal and the determined second expression code."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for using metadata to provide location information","description":"A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, method operations for broadcasting a first signal comprising a first expression code in as","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781577","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781577","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for using metadata to provide location information\" (US-9781577). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781577","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9781577","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9781577","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T13:17:34.310Z"}