Comparing spatial-temporal trails in location analytics

US8224766B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sense Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Greg Skibiski · New York, US
• Alex (Sandy) Pentland · Lexington, US
• Tony Jebara · New York, US
• Christine Lemke · New York, US
• Markus Loecher · Princeton Junction, US
• Girish Rao · New York, US
• Jason Uechi · Montclair, US
• Blake Shaw · New York, US
• Joseph Mattiello · New York, US
• David Rosenberg · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 17, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2205/09
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and computer-implemented methods are provided for comparing, associating and deriving associations between two or more spatial temporal data trails. One or more spatial-temporal data trails comprising one or more places are received at a processor. Each place is identified by a spatial temporal data point. And each spatial-temporal data trail is associated with an individual. The similarity between pairs of places is determined to establish one or more groups of places or one or more groups of individuals. Similarity and/groups can be determined based on demographics associated with the place or individual.