System and method for analyzing and controlling epidemics
US9141762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for analyzing and controlling epidemics in which an initiating signal is received indicative of a list of newly classified carriers of an infectious disease from an authorized health authority. Location data is received for a mobile device and a mobility pattern derived from the received location data is compared with a mobility pattern of first users to determine occurrence of a proximity event, during which one of the first users was spaced from a given carrier less than a predetermined distance. The proximity event is ranked in terms of the likelihood that the given carrier was involved in the transmission of the disease during the proximity event. If the ranking of the proximity event is higher than a predetermined level, the process is repeated for the first user participating in the proximity event and for second users. Corrective action information is then transmitted.
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