Method and system for tracking a plurality of communication devices
US10149110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for tracking a plurality of communication devices. One system includes a plurality of communication devices that each include a respective electronic processor, a respective camera, a respective location component, and a respective network interface. At least one of the plurality of communication devices is configured to receive location information from each of the other of the plurality of communication devices, generate a tracking map, and transmit the tracking map to each of the other of the plurality of communication devices. The tracking map assigns each of the plurality of communication devices only one of the other of the plurality of communication devices. Each of the plurality of communication devices is configured to control, with its respective electronic processor, its respective camera based on the tracking map to include in its field of view its respectively assigned one of the other of the plurality of communication devices.
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