Patent · US Expired

Relevance assessment for location information received from multiple sources

US6845241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2002
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/29
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Rather than attempting to compute an average position where the mobile object might reside, location reports are ranked according to their relevance using a combination of spatial, temporal, and associative factors. This is particularly beneficial when the number of location information sources is large due to many independent trackable mobile objects (mobile phone, car, credit cards, identity cards, etc.) one might be associated with.

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