MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647070391 A) filed by Cisco Technology, Inc. on June 05, 2026, for Controlling Access Point Location Crowdsourcing.

Inventors include Dumdei, Al; Alcantara, Carlos E.; Hart, Brian D.; Subrahmanya, Sarath Gorthi; and Henry, Jerome.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: Control of service provider information collection and, particularly, control of Access Point (AP) location crowdsourcing and time zone information may be provided. A time zone to use in a venue can be determined. A time zone field can be set indicating the time zone. A venue mobility field can be set indicating the venue i...