# US 2018/0027397 A1 · Route Management

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- Number: US 2018/0027397 A1
- Document ID: US20180027397A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/719,670
- Filed: 2017-09-29
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2015-07-24
- Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Inventors: Craig Arthur Klein; Gregory O. Harp; Joseph Eric Sineath; Stephen James Waken
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027397A1

## CPC

- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- G06Q 90/205: {Building evacuation}
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 4/33: for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
- H04W 76/50: for emergency connections
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Locational tracking aids emergency management plans. Occupants of a building or campus are determined based on presence or detection of wireless devices. When an emergency occurs, the occupants may move to safety based on the current locations of their wireless devices.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
determining a count of wireless devices registered with a wireless network;
querying an electronic database for the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network, the electronic database electronically associating routes to counts including the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network;
identifying a route of the routes in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network; and
monitoring locations associated with the wireless devices according to the route identified in the electronic database.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to any of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to all of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network identified by the service set identifier.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise monitoring network waypoints of service set identifiers associated with the route.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise assigning a task to one of the wireless devices.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to any one of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise monitoring network waypoints associated with the route.

### Claim 8

A method, comprising:
determining, by a server, a count of wireless devices registered with a wireless network;
querying, by the server, an electronic database for the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network, the electronic database electronically associating routes to counts including the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network;
identifying, by the server, a route of the routes in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network; and
monitoring, by the server, locations associated with the wireless devices according to the route identified in the electronic database.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising sending the route to any of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising sending the route to all of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network identified by the service set identifier.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising monitoring network waypoints associated with the route.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising assigning a task to one of the wireless devices.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising sending the route to any one of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising monitoring network waypoints of service set identifiers associated with the route.

### Claim 15

A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
determining a count of wireless devices registered with a wireless network;
querying an electronic database for the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network, the electronic database electronically associating routes to counts including the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network;
identifying a route of the routes in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the count of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network; and
monitoring locations associated with the wireless devices according to the route identified in the electronic database.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to any of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to all of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network identified by the service set identifier.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise monitoring network waypoints of service set identifiers associated with the route.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise assigning a task to one of the wireless devices.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the route to any one of the wireless devices registered with the wireless network.