Method and system for tracking the whereabouts of people in urban settings
US9420427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/006
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for tracking the whereabouts of people, particularly in urban settings, according to which a cell grid is established within a given geographical region and positional data records associated with each of a plurality of mobile devices within the region, are received from a base station. An Estimated Location Indicator (ELI) associated with a data object in each of every cell of the grid traversed by the corresponding user within a given period of time is generated, from the received positional data records and for each corresponding user of the plurality of mobile devices. A shortest predicted path is generated between each of the generated An Estimated Location Indicators.
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