Author: claimsbot

1. A driving device for controlling a current applied to a light emitting diode, comprising:
a first driving part connected to the light emitting diode, the first driving part including a first driving transistor;
a second driving part connected to the light emitting diode, the second driving part including a second driving transistor;
a first switching part including first and second switching transistors, the first switching transistor for being activated by a scan signal from a first scan line during a first frame to apply a first data voltage inputted from a first data line to the first driving transistor and the second switching transistor for being activated by the scan signal from the first scan line during the first frame to apply a second data voltage inputted from a second data line to the second driving transistor; and
a second switching part including third and fourth switching transistors, the third switching transistor for being activated by a scan signal from a second scan line during a second frame to apply the first data voltage inputted from the first data line to the second driving transistor and the fourth switching transistor for being activated by the scan signal from the second scan line during the second frame to apply the second data voltage inputted from the second data line to the first driving transistor,
wherein the first data voltage has a positive magnitude and the second data voltage has a negative magnitude during each of the first and second frames.
2. The driving device of claim 1, wherein during the first frame the first data voltage causes the first driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode and during the second frame the second data voltage turns off the first driving transistor.
3. The driving device of claim 2, wherein the first driving part further comprises:
a first storage capacitor having a first terminal connected to the first switching transistor and a second terminal connected to a bias line,
the first driving transistor for controlling a level of a bias voltage to supply the current to the light emitting diode in response to the first data voltage applied from the first switching transistor through a control electrode of the first switching transistor during the first frame, and for being turned off in response to the second data voltage applied from the fourth switching transistor through a control electrode of the fourth switching transistor during the second frame.
4. The driving device of claim 3, wherein the first driving transistor is deteriorated by the first data voltage having the positive magnitude and annealed by the second data voltage having the negative magnitude.
5. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the first driving transistor is an amorphous silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT).
6. The driving device of claim 1, wherein during the first frame the second data voltage turns off the second driving transistor and during the second frame the first data voltage causes the second driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode.
7. The driving device of claim 6, wherein the second driving part further comprises:
a second storage capacitor having a first terminal connected to the second switching transistor and a second terminal connected to a bias line,
the second driving transistor for being turned off in response to the second data voltage applied from the second switching transistor through a control electrode of the second switching transistor during the first frame, and for controlling a level of a bias voltage to supply the current to the light emitting diode in response to the first data voltage applied from the third switching transistor through a control electrode of the third switching transistor during the second frame.
8. The driving device of claim 7, wherein the second driving transistor is deteriorated by the first data voltage having the positive magnitude and annealed by the second data voltage having the negative magnitude.
9. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the second driving transistor is an amorphous silicon TFT.
10. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the
first switching transistor has a first current electrode connected to the first data line for transmitting the first data voltage, a control electrode connected to the first scan line, and a second current electrode connected to the first driving transistor; and
the second switching transistor has a first current electrode connected to the second data line for transmitting the second data voltage, a control electrode connected to the first scan line, and a second current electrode connected to the second driving transistor.
11. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the first and second switching transistors are amorphous silicon TFTs.
12. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the
third switching transistor has a first current electrode connected to the first data line for transmitting the first data voltage, a control electrode connected to the second scan line, and a second current electrode connected to the second driving transistor; and
the fourth switching transistor has a first current electrode connected to a the second data line for transmitting the second data voltage, a control electrode connected to the second scan line, and a second current electrode connected to the first driving transistor.
13. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the third and fourth switching transistors are amorphous silicon TFTs.
14. A method of driving a light emitting diode comprising:
receiving, at first and second switching transistors, a first scan signal from a first scan line during a first frame;
applying, from the first switching transistor, a first data voltage inputted from a first data line to a first driving transistor connected to a light emitting diode and applying, from the second switching transistor, a second data voltage inputted from a second data line to a second driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode, in response to the first scan signal;
receiving, at third and fourth switching transistors, a second scan signal from a second scan line during a second frame; and
applying, from the fourth switching transistor, the second data voltage inputted from the second data line to the first driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode and applying, from the third switching transistor, the first data voltage inputted from the first data line to the second driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode, in response to the second scan signal,
wherein the first data voltage has a positive magnitude and the second data voltage has a negative magnitude during each of the first and second frames, and
wherein during the first frame the first data voltage causes the first driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode and the second data voltage turns off the second driving transistor and during the second frame the first data voltage causes the second driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode and the second data voltage turns off the first driving transistor.
15. The driving method of claim 14, further comprising:
sequentially charging the first data voltage and the second data voltage in response to the first scan signal.
16. The driving method of claim 14, further comprising:
sequentially charging the second data voltage and the first data voltage in response to the second scan signal.
17. The driving method of claim 14, wherein the first driving transistor is deteriorated while applying the bias voltage to the light emitting diode in response to the first data voltage, and annealed in response to the second data voltage to slow the deterioration of the first driving transistor, wherein the deterioration occurs during the first frame and the annealing occurs during the second frame.
18. The driving method of claim 14, wherein the second driving transistor is annealed in response to the second data voltage to slow a deterioration of the second driving transistor, and the second driving transistor is deteriorated while applying the bias voltage to the light emitting diode in response to the first data voltage, wherein the annealing occurs during the first frame and the deterioration occurs during the second frame.
19. A display panel comprising:
a first data line for transmitting a first data signal;
a second data line for transmitting a second data signal;
a bias tine for transmitting a bias voltage;
a first scan line for transmitting a first scan signal;
a second scan line for transmitting a second scan signal;
a first switching part including a first switching transistor connected to the first data line and the first scan line and a second switching transistor connected to the second data line and the first scan line;
a second switching part including a third switching transistor connected to the first data line and the second scan line and a fourth switching transistor connected to the second data line and the second scan line;
a light emitting diode formed in a region defined by the first and second data tines and the first and second scan lines; and
a driver comprising a first driving transistor connected to the tight emitting diode and the first and fourth switching transistors and a second driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode and the second and third switching transistors,
wherein when the first scan line is activated the first switching transistor applies the first data voltage to the first driving transistor and the second switching transistor applies the second data voltage to the second driving transistor, and when the second scan line is activated the third switching transistor applies the first data voltage to the second driving transistor and the fourth switching transistor applies the second data voltage to the first driving transistor, and
wherein the first data voltage has a positive magnitude and the second data voltage has a negative magnitude when each of the first and second scan signals are activated.
20. The display panel of claim 19, wherein when the first scan signal is activated the second data voltage turns off the second driving transistor and when the second scan signal is activated the first data voltage causes the second driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode.
21. The display panel of claim 19, wherein when the first scan signal is activated the first data voltage causes the first driving transistor to apply current to the light emitting diode and when the second scan signal is activated the second data voltage turns off the first driving transistor.
22. A display device comprising:
a timing controller for outputting an image signal and a timing signal;
a data driver for outputting a first data signal having a positive magnitude to a first data line and a second data signal having a negative magnitude to a second data line in response to the image signal;
a scan driver for alternately outputting a first scan signal to a first scan line and a second scan signal to a second scan line during two frames in response to the timing signal; and
a light emitting display panel comprising:
a first switching part including a first switching transistor connected to the first data line and the first scan line and a second switching transistor connected to the second data line and the first scan line;
a second switching part including a third switching transistor connected to the first data line and the second scan line and a fourth switching transistor connected to the second data line and the second scan line;
a light emitting diode;
a first driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode and the first and fourth switching transistors; and
a second driving transistor connected to the light emitting diode and the second and third switching transistors,
wherein, when the first scan signal is applied to the light emitting display panel, the first switching transistor applies the first data voltage to the first driving transistor and the second switching transistor applies the second data voltage to the second driving transistor such that the light emitting display panel displays an image in response to the first data signal applied to the first driving transistor, and prevents deterioration of the second driving transistor in response to the second data signal applied to the second driving transistor, and
wherein, when the second scan signal is applied to the light emitting display panel, the third switching transistor applies the first data voltage to the second driving transistor and the fourth switching transistor applies the second data voltage to the first driving transistor such that the light emitting display panel displays the image in response to the first data signal applied to the second driving transistor, and prevents deterioration of the first transistor in response to the second data signal applied to the first driving transistor.
23. The driving device of claim 1, wherein the second data voltage having the negative magnitude during the second frame and the first data voltage having the positive magnitude during the first frame have exactly opposite levels.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for cooling a shroud segment of a gas turbine engine, said method comprising:
providing a turbine shroud assembly including a shroud segment having an inner surface and a leading edge that is substantially perpendicular to the inner surface;
coupling a turbine nozzle to the turbine shroud segment such that a gap is defined between an aft edge of an outer band of the turbine nozzle and the leading edge;
metering a flow of cooling air into the gap through at least one forwardly directed cooling opening defined in the leading edge and positioned radially outward from the at least one cooling hole extending between the leading edge and the inner surface; and
directing the cooling air in the gap through at least one cooling hole formed between the leading edge and the inner surface.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein directing the cooling air in the gap through at least one cooling hole formed between the leading edge and the inner surface further comprises directing the cooling air toward the inner surface to facilitate forming a recuperated film cooling layer across the inner surface.
3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein directing cooling air into the gap further comprises directing cooling air into the gap from a duct that is at least partially defined by the turbine nozzle and the turbine shroud segment.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein a lip is formed on the aft edge and extends downstream from the aft edge, said directing cooling air into the gap further comprises:
metering spent turbine nozzle cooling air into the gap through at least one discharge opening extending through the aft edge; and
directing the spent turbine nozzle cooling air in the gap against the lip and towards the shroud segment to facilitate cooling the shroud segment.
5. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the shroud segment includes a rounded corner portion extending between the leading edge and the inner surface, said method further comprises directing the spent turbine nozzle cooling air along the rounded corner portion to facilitate forming a film cooling layer across the inner surface.
6. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising pressurizing the gap to facilitate reducing a turbine nozzle wake effect within the gap.
7. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine, said turbine nozzle and shroud assembly comprising:
a shroud segment comprising a leading edge and an inner surface that is substantially perpendicular to said leading edge; and
a turbine nozzle comprising an outer band comprising an aft edge, said turbine nozzle is upstream from said shroud segment and is coupled with said shroud segment such that a gap is defined between said aft edge and said leading edge wherein said gap is pressurized to facilitate minimizing a turbine nozzle wake effect within said gap, said shroud segment comprises at least one cooling hole formed between said leading edge and said inner surface, said at least one cooling hole is configured to direct cooling air in said gap toward the hot gas flow path.
8. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein said at least one cooling hole is further configured to direct cooling air in the gap towards said inner surface to facilitate forming a recuperated film cooling layer across said inner surface.
9. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly in accordance with claim 7 further comprising at least one forwardly directed cooling opening defined in said leading edge, said at least one forwardly directed cooling opening is radially outward from said at least one cooling hole formed between said leading edge and said inner surface and is configured to meter cooling air into said gap.
10. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly in accordance with claim 7 further comprising a duct at least partially defined by said turbine nozzle and said turbine shroud segment, said duct configured to direct cooling air into said gap.
11. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly in accordance with claim 7 further comprising:
a lip formed on said aft edge, said lip extends downstream from said gap; and
at least one discharge opening extending through said alt edge, said at least one discharge opening configured to meter spent turbine nozzle cooling air into said gap, such that said lip directs the spent turbine nozzle cooling air from said gap towards said shroud segment to facilitate cooling said shroud segment.
12. A turbine nozzle and shroud assembly in accordance with claim 11 further comprising a rounded corner portion extending between said leading edge and said inner surface, said rounded corner portion configured to direct the spent turbine nozzle cooling air towards said inner surface to facilitate forming a film cooling layer against said inner surface.
13. A cooling system for a gas turbine engine that includes a shroud segment having a leading edge and an inner surface that is substantially perpendicular to the leading edge, and a turbine nozzle that is upstream from the shroud segment and that includes an outer band having an aft edge, said cooling system comprising:
at least one cooling hole formed between the leading edge and the inner surface, said cooling system is configured to direct cooling air from a gap defined between the aft edge and the leading edge towards a hot gas flow path defined within the gas turbine engine; and
at least one forwardly directed cooling opening defined in the leading edge, said at least one forwardly directed cooling opening is radially outward from said at least one cooling hole extending between the leading edge and the inner surface, said at least one forwardly directed cooling opening is configured to meter cooling air into the gap.
14. A cooling system in accordance with claim 13 further configured to direct cooling air from the gap through said at least one cooling hole extending between the leading edge and the inner surface to facilitate forming a recuperated film cooling layer across the inner surface of the shroud segment.
15. A cooling system in accordance with claim 13 further comprising a duct at least partially defined by the turbine nozzle and the turbine shroud segment, said duct configured to direct cooling air into the gap.
16. A cooling system in accordance with claim 13 further comprising:
a lip formed on the outer band aft edge, said lip extends downstream from the gap; and
at least one discharge opening extending through the aft edge, said at least one discharge opening is configured to meter spent turbine nozzle cooling air into the gap, said lip is configured to direct the spent turbine nozzle cooling air from to facilitate film cooling the shroud segment.
17. A cooling system in accordance with claim 16 further comprising a rounded corner portion extends between the leading edge and the inner surface, said rounded corner portions configured to direct spent turbine nozzle cooling air towards the inner surface of the shroud segment to facilitate forming a film cooling layer across the inner surface.

1. (canceled)
2. A wireless telecommunications device configured to communicate in frequencies greater than 0.3 gigahertz in a wireless communications network, the device comprising:
a housing;
a high gain active antenna assembly including an antenna with a high gain amplifier; and,
circuitry electrically connected to the antenna;
wherein the high gain antenna assembly provides increased signal level to the device and increased channel throughput for a particular wireless telecommunications network configuration and reduces the number of access points needed for geographic coverage.
3. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 2, wherein the desired level of impedance of the antenna and the circuitry is fifty ohms.
4. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 2, wherein the amplifier of the antenna assembly contributes substantially more gain as compared the antenna.
5-9. (canceled)
10. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 2, wherein the device comprises a mobile telephone.
11. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 2, wherein the device comprises a computer.
12-26. (canceled)
27. A wireless telecommunications device comprising:
a housing;
an antenna;
a magnetic preamplifier electrically connected to the antenna;
wherein the device communicates in frequencies greater than 0.3 gigahertz; and,
wherein the preamplifier is one of a lumped element component amplifier, a microstrip preamplifier, a ferrite core magnetic preamplifier, an air core magnetic preamplifier, or a surface acoustic wave preamplifier.
28. (canceled)
29. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 27, wherein the preamplifier includes an input matching circuit and an output matching circuit, and the impedance of the input and output circuits are matched to each other.
30. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 29, wherein the impedance of the input and output circuits of the preamplifier are matched to an impedance of fifty ohms.
31-32. (canceled)
33. A wireless telecommunications device comprising:
a housing;
an antenna;
a passive magnetic preamplifier electrically connected to the antenna;
wherein the device communicates in frequencies greater than 0.3 gigahertz.
34. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 33, wherein the preamplifier is one of a lumped element component amplifier, a microstrip preamplifier, a ferrite core magnetic preamplifier, an air core magnetic preamplifier, or a surface acoustic wave preamplifier.
35. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 33, wherein the preamplifier is one of a microstrip preamplifier, a ferrite core magnetic preamplifier, an air core magnetic preamplifier, or a surface acoustic wave preamplifier.
36. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 33, wherein the preamplifier includes an input matching circuit and an output matching circuit, and the impedance of the input and output circuits are matched to each other.
37. The wireless telecommunications device of claim 36, wherein the impedance of the input and output circuits of the preamplifier are matched to an impedance of fifty ohms.
38-40. (canceled)

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for providing geo-location enablement for a wireless device, comprising:
a) storing geo-location data in a storage device within a communication network, the geo-location data comprising a plurality of geo-location coordinates;
b) referencing the geo-location data for each geo-location coordinate to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data, the wireless coverage area identification data for each geo-location coordinate comprising one or more wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a different sub-area within a coverage area of a wireless network in the communication network, each sub-area based at least in part on an operative radio frequency signaling range for a corresponding wireless access point in the wireless network, wherein the wireless coverage area identification data is stored in the storage device; and
c) referencing each wireless coverage area coordinate for each geo-location coordinate to corresponding signal strength data, the signal strength data for each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a signal strength value, each signal strength value representing a signal strength parameter associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate in relation to the corresponding geo-location coordinate, wherein the signal strength data is stored in the storage device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless coverage area coordinates comprise at least one of a sub-cell identification, a cell sector identification, a media access control address, a cell identification, a location area code, a mobile network code, a mobile country code, a wireless service provider, and a wireless service operator.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the single strength values comprise at least one of a decibel measure, a decibel measure referenced to one milliwatt, an active set updates measure, a watt measure, and a radio frequency signal power measure.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
d) receiving a geo-location request for geo-location data relating to a first wireless device, the geo-location request being received from a computing device via the communication network;
e) receiving wireless coverage area information from the first wireless device via the communication network, the wireless coverage area information comprising wireless coverage area identification data and signal strength data, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual sub-area within the coverage area of the wireless network for which the first wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding wireless access point, the signal strength data comprising at least one signal strength value corresponding to the at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the first wireless device from the corresponding wireless access point associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate; and
f) determining geo-location data for the first wireless device based at least in part on matching signal strength values and corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates received in e) to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data of b) and signal strength data of c) to identify corresponding geo-location data of a) for the first wireless device.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the geo-location request is received via at least one of an instant message, a text message, a multi-media message, and an e-mail message.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein the computing device and the first wireless device form a multi-function user device.
7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
g) sending a geo-location response to the computing device via the communication network, the geo-location response comprising the geo-location data determined in f).
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
h) periodically repeating e) through g) for the first wireless device.
9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
g) sending a wireless coverage area request to the first wireless device via the communication network in response to receiving the geo-location request in d), the wireless coverage area request comprising a request for the wireless coverage area coordinates and signal strength values of e).
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
d) receiving geo-location information from a wireless device within the wireless network via the communication network, the geo-location information comprising geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data, the geo-location data comprising a geo-location coordinate, the geo-location coordinate representing an actual location of the wireless device within the coverage area of the wireless network, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual sub-area within the coverage area of the wireless network for which the wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding wireless access point, the signal strength data comprising at least one signal strength value corresponding to the at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the first wireless device from the wireless access point associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate;
e) storing geo-location coordinates from d) in the storage device as geo-location data unless the geo-location data in the storage device already includes the geo-location coordinate;
f) storing wireless coverage area coordinates from d) in the storage device as wireless coverage area identification data and referencing each stored wireless coverage area coordinate to the corresponding stored geo-location coordinate of e); and
g) storing signal strength values from d) in the storage device as signal strength data and referencing each stored signal strength value to the corresponding stored wireless coverage area coordinate of f).
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
h) periodically repeating d) through g) for the wireless device.
12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
h) sending a geo-location request to the wireless device via the communication network, the geo-location request comprising a request for the geo-location coordinate and corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates and signal strength values of d).
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
i) periodically repeating d) through h) for the wireless device.
14. An apparatus for providing geo-location enablement for a wireless device, comprising:
an input module for receiving geo-location information via a communication network, the geo-location information comprising geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data;
a geo-location handling module in operative communication with the input module for processing the geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data; and
a storage device in operative communication with the geo-location handling module for storing the geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data, the geo-location data comprising a plurality of geo-location coordinates;
wherein the geo-location data for each geo-location coordinate is referenced to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data, the wireless coverage area identification data for each geo-location coordinate comprising one or more wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a different sub-area within a coverage area of a wireless network in the communication network, each sub-area based at least in part on an operative radio frequency signaling range for a corresponding wireless access point in the wireless network;
wherein each wireless coverage area coordinate for each geo-location coordinate is referenced to corresponding signal strength data, the signal strength data for each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a signal strength value, each signal strength value representing a signal strength parameter associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate in relation to the corresponding geo-location coordinate.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:
the input module for: i) receiving a geo-location request for geo-location data relating to a first wireless device, the geo-location request being received from a computing device via the communication network and ii) receiving wireless coverage area information from the first wireless device via the communication network, the wireless coverage area information comprising wireless coverage area identification data and signal strength data, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual sub-area within the coverage area of the wireless network for which the first wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding wireless access point, the signal strength data comprising at least one signal strength value corresponding to the at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the first wireless device from the wireless access point associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate, and;
a geo-location determining module in operative communication with the input module and storage device, the geo-location determining module for processing the geo-location request and wireless coverage area information to determine geo-location data for the first wireless device based at least in part on matching signal strength values and corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates received in the wireless coverage area information from the first wireless device to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data and signal strength data stored in the storage device to identify corresponding geo-location data stored in the storage device that relates to the first wireless device.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
an output module in operative communication with the geo-location determining module, the output module for sending a geo-location response to the computing device via the communication network, the geo-location response comprising the geo-location data determined by the geo-location determining module.
17. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
an output module in operative communication with the geo-location determining module, the output module for sending a wireless coverage area request to the first wireless device via the communication network in response to the input module receiving the geo-location request, the wireless coverage area request comprising a request for wireless coverage area coordinates and corresponding signal strength values from the first wireless device.
18. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:
the input module for receiving geo-location information from a wireless device within the wireless network via the communication network, the geo-location information comprising geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data, the geo-location data comprising a geo-location coordinate representing an actual location of the wireless device within the coverage area of the wireless network, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual sub-area within the coverage area of the wireless network for which the wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding wireless access point, the signal strength data comprising at least one signal strength value corresponding to the at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the wireless device from the wireless access point associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate; and
the geo-location handling module for: i) processing the geo-location data received from the wireless device and storing the corresponding geo-location coordinates in the storage device as geo-location data unless the geo-location data in the storage device already includes the geo-location coordinate, ii) processing the wireless coverage area identification data received from the wireless device and storing the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates in the storage device such that each stored wireless coverage area coordinate is referenced to the corresponding stored geo-location coordinate, and iii) processing the signal strength data received from the wireless device and storing the corresponding signal strength values in the storage device such that each stored signal strength value is referenced to the corresponding stored wireless coverage area coordinate.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:
an output module in operative communication with the geo-location handling module, the output module for sending a geo-location request to the wireless device via the communication network, the geo-location request comprising a request for the geo-location coordinate and corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates and signal strength values from the wireless device.
20. A method for providing geo-location enablement for a wireless device, comprising:
a) storing geo-location data in a geo-location enablement server within a communication network, the geo-location data comprising a plurality of geo-location coordinates, each geo-location coordinate comprising at least a latitude measure and a longitude measure;
b) referencing the geo-location data for each geo-location coordinate to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data, the wireless coverage area identification data for each geo-location coordinate comprising one or more wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate comprising at least a cell identification, a location area code, a mobile network code, and a mobile country code, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a different cell area within a coverage area of a particular wireless network in the communication network, each cell area based at least in part on an operative radio frequency signaling range for a base station in the particular wireless network, wherein the wireless coverage area identification data for a plurality of wireless networks is stored in the geo-location enablement server, the wireless coverage area identification data for each wireless network comprising a plurality of wireless coverage area coordinates; and
c) referencing each wireless coverage area coordinate for each geo-location coordinate to corresponding signal strength data, the signal strength data for each wireless coverage area coordinate representing a signal strength value, each signal strength value comprising at least one of a decibel measure referenced to one milliwatt and an active set updates measure, each signal strength value representing a signal strength parameter associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate in relation to the corresponding geo-location coordinate, wherein the signal strength data for a plurality of wireless networks is stored in the geo-location enablement server, the signal strength data for each wireless network comprising a plurality of signal strength values.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
d) receiving a geo-location request for geo-location data relating to a first wireless device associated with a wireless network, the geo-location request being received from a computing device via the communication network;
e) receiving wireless coverage area information from the first wireless device via the communication network, the wireless coverage area information comprising wireless coverage area identification data and signal strength data, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual cell area within the coverage area of the wireless network for which the first wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding base station in the wireless network, the signal strength data comprising at least one signal strength value corresponding to the at least one wireless coverage area coordinate, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the first wireless device from the corresponding base station associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate; and
f) determining geo-location data for the first wireless device based at least in part on matching signal strength values and corresponding wireless coverage area coordinates received in e) to corresponding wireless coverage area identification data of b) and signal strength data of c) to identify corresponding geo-location data of a) for the first wireless device.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
g) sending a geo-location response to the computing device via the communication network, the geo-location response comprising the geo-location data determined in f).
23. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
d) receiving geo-location information from a plurality of wireless devices within the plurality of wireless networks via the communication network, the geo-location information comprising geo-location data, wireless coverage area identification data, and signal strength data, the geo-location data comprising a plurality of geo-location coordinates, each geo-location coordinate representing an actual location of the corresponding wireless device within the corresponding coverage area of the corresponding wireless network, the wireless coverage area identification data comprising a plurality of wireless coverage area coordinates, each wireless coverage area coordinate representing an actual cell area within the corresponding coverage area of the corresponding wireless network for which the corresponding wireless device is within operative radio frequency signaling range of the corresponding base station, the signal strength data comprising a plurality of signal strength values corresponding to the plurality of wireless coverage area coordinates, each signal strength value representing an actual measurement of the signal strength parameter for a radio frequency signal received by the corresponding wireless device from the corresponding base station associated with the corresponding wireless coverage area coordinate;
e) storing geo-location coordinates from d) in the geo-location enablement server as geo-location data unless the geo-location data in the geo-location enablement server already includes the geo-location coordinate;
f) storing wireless coverage area coordinates from d) in the geo-location enablement server as wireless coverage area identification data and referencing each stored wireless coverage area coordinate to the corresponding stored geo-location coordinate of e); and
g) storing signal strength values from d) in the geo-location enablement server as signal strength data and referencing each stored signal strength value to the corresponding stored wireless coverage area coordinate of f).
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
h) periodically repeating d) through g) for the plurality of wireless devices.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein d) through g) are periodically repeated in a crowdsourcing manner.