Method and apparatus for uniquely identifying wireless devices

A system for identifying mobile users in a site comprising:

• a plurality of mobile devices in the site;
• a wireless access point for receiving data packets from the plurality of mobile devices attempting to access a computer network, the data packets including mobile device identifications;
• and
• a server in communication with the computer network for
• receiving, in real time, said data packets from the access point,
• identifying unique device identifications from the received data packets, and time stamping each identified unique device identification,
• determining repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification,
• eliminating the repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification to obtain a plurality of accurate unique device identifications, and
• using the plurality of accurate unique device identifications to identify corresponding mobile devices associated with each accurate unique device identifications.

A non-transitory computer storage medium including a plurality of instructions, the instructions when executed by one or more processors performing a method for identifying mobile users in a site, the site including a plurality of wireless access points, the method comprising:

• receiving, in real time, data packets from the plurality of wireless access points;
• identifying unique device identifications from the received data packets, and time stamping each identified unique device identification;
• determining repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification;
• eliminating the repetitive or false unique device identifications in the identified unique device identification to obtain a plurality of accurate unique device identifications;
• and
• using the plurality of accurate unique device identifications to identify corresponding mobile devices associated with each accurate unique device identifications.