Environmental sensing with wireless communication devices

A wireless communication device comprising:

• means for obtaining a first device identity for each of a plurality of first radio-frequency (RF) devices each configured to transmit a wireless RF signal;
• means for obtaining a mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status indicative of whether the respective first RF device is expected to be mobile or static;
• means for obtaining at least one public/private status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, each of the at least one public/private status being indicative of whether a respective attribute may be transmitted by the wireless communication device to another device;
• means for obtaining an RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices;
• and
• means for producing a profile of the plurality of first RF devices using the first device identity for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the at least one public/private status, and the RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices.

A method of producing and using a profile of radio-frequency (RF) devices, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first device identity for each of a plurality of first RF devices each configured to transmit a wireless RF signal;
• obtaining a mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status indicative of whether the respective first RF device is expected to be mobile or static;
• obtaining at least one public/private status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, each of the at least one public/private status being indicative of whether a respective attribute may be transmitted by the wireless communication device to another device;
• obtaining an RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices;
• and
• producing a profile of the plurality of first RF devices using the first device identity for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the at least one public/private status, and the RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices.

A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:

• obtain a first device identity for each of a plurality of first radio-frequency (RF) devices each configured to transmit a wireless RF signal;
• obtain a mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status indicative of whether the respective first RF device is expected to be mobile or static;
• obtain at least one public/private status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, each of the at least one public/private status being indicative of whether a respective attribute may be transmitted by the wireless communication device to another device;
• obtain an RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices;
• and
• produce a profile of the plurality of first RF devices using the first device identity for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the mobility status for each of the plurality of first RF devices, the at least one public/private status, and the RF signal measurement for each of the plurality of first RF devices.