Facilitation of mobile device geolocation
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsRudolph Mappus, Jeremy Fix, Ravishankar Doejode, James Morgan White
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Abstract
More efficient mobile device location data can be obtained by estimating a most likely location point in a coverage pattern using a kernel density estimation technique. The kernel density estimation technique can provide a continuous estimate of the most frequented locations of a mobile device(s) within a coverage area. For each wireless sector, the collected location data can grouped to the closest geographic coordinate system, and an inference can be made based on the grouped data.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- estimating, by a wireless network device of a wireless network comprising a processor, a probability density of a random variable associated with grouping location data, according to a geographic coordinate system, wherein the location data is representative of previous locations of a mobile device of mobile devices, wherein the estimating results in an estimated number of the mobile devices;
- based on the estimated number of the mobile devices being determined to exceed a defined number of the mobile devices associated with a network capacity of a transceiver of the wireless network, generating an indication that additional network capacity beyond the network capacity is requested;
- identifying, by the wireless network device, a location point based on the probability density;
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- based on the location point and the indication, determining, by the wireless network device, a probable location of the mobile device according to a defined probability function.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- binning location data associated with preceding locations of a mobile device of mobile devices according to bins of a geographic coordinate system, wherein the binning results in an estimated number of the mobile devices;
- based on the estimated number of the mobile devices and in response to a condition associated with a network capacity of a transceiver device being determined to have been satisfied, generating a request for additional network capacity over the network capacity;
- and
- in response to determining a probable location of the mobile device and the generating the request, determining a frequented location of the mobile device, wherein the determining the probable location comprises estimating a probability density of a random variable associated with the binning.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- estimating a probability density of a random variable associated with grouping location data, according to a geographic coordinate system, wherein the location data is representative of previous locations of mobile devices, resulting in an estimated number of the mobile devices;
- in response to a determination that the estimated number of the mobile devices exceeds a network capacity of a transceiver of a wireless network, generating an indication that additional network capacity for the wireless network is to be requested;
- identifying a location point based on the probability density;
- and
- based on the previous locations of the mobile devices and the location point, determining a probable location of a mobile device of the mobile devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.