Systems and methods for finding a user device based on sensor readings of the user device
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsKevin Donnellan, Manoj Monga
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Abstract
Techniques described herein may be used to locate a user device within a wireless network. A first user device may send, to a location server, a request to locate a second user device. The location server may determine a general location of the second user device based on a wireless network service, a Global Positioning System (GPS) service, etc. The location server may collect sensor information (e.g., Radio Frequency (RF) signal strength, temperature, pressure, etc.) from the first user device and/or the second user device. The location server may analyze, compare, and otherwise process the sensor information to generate and send, to the first user device, instructions for locating the second user device.
Claims26
A server device, comprising:
- a non-transitory memory device storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the one or more processors to:
- receive a request, associated with a first user device, to locate a second user device;
- determine a general location of the second user device, the general location including a geographic area where the second user device is located;
- provide, to the first user device, the general location of the second user device;
- receive sensor readings associated with a plurality of sensors of the second user device;
- identify patterns of the sensor readings of the plurality of sensors;
- determine a possible location of the second user device, within the general location, as a location corresponding to a combination of at least two of the identified patterns;
- generate instructions for locating the second user device within the general location, the instructions including a description of the determined possible location of the second user device;
- and
- provide, to the first user device, the instructions.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a server device, a request, associated with a first user device, to locate a second user device;
- determining, by the server device, a general location of the second user device, the general location including a geographic area where the second user device is located;
- providing, by the server device and to the first user device, the general location of the second user device;
- receiving, by the server device, sensor readings associated with a plurality of sensors of the second user device;
- identifying, by the server device, patterns of the sensor readings of the plurality of sensors;
- determining, by the server device, a possible location of the second user device, within the general location as a location corresponding to a combination of at least two of the identified patterns;
- generating, by the server device, instructions for locating the second user device within the general location, the instructions including a description of the determined possible location of the second user device;
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- providing, by the server device and to the first user device, the instructions.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes one or more processors to:
- receive a request, associated with a first user device, to locate a second user device;
- determine a general location of the second user device, the general location including a geographic area where the second user device is located;
- provide, to the first user device, the general location of the second user device;
- receive sensor readings associated with a plurality of sensors of the second user device,
- identify patterns of the sensor readings of the plurality of sensors;
- determine a possible location of the second user device, within the general location as a location corresponding to a combination of at least two of the identified patterns;
- generate instructions for locating the second user device within the general location, the instructions including a description of the determined possible location of the second user device;
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- provide, to the first user device, the instructions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.