# US 2019/0171890 A1 · Identification using mobile device signatures and cameras > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0171890 A1 - Document ID: US20190171890A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/828,707 - Filed: 2017-12-01 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Loc Yu; Chris Hagerty; Carlos Gutierrez Gomez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190171890A1 ## CPC - G06V 20/584: {of vehicle lights or traffic lights} - G06F 16/50: of still image data - G06F 16/58: Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually - G06V 20/54: of traffic, e.g. cars on the road, trains or boats - G06V 20/625: {License plates} - G06V 2201/08: Detecting or categorising vehicles - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A mesh of existing infrastructures is usable to identify user identities and communications devices with physical objects (e.g., transportation vehicles, apparel, etc.). A system can receive image data representative of images of physical objects captured (e.g., by a camera) at locations. The system can also receive signal data representative of signals from communications devices. Based on time data and location data associated with the image data and the signal data, the system can, after multiple iterations, determine whether one of the physical objects is correlated with one of the communications devices. In response to a correlation, the system can store in a record data (e.g., a container, database, etc.) data elements representative of the physical object and a second data element associated with the communications device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving image data representative of images of a physical object captured at locations, wherein the physical object has an identifiable characteristic; receiving signal data representative of a signal from a communications device associated with a user identity, wherein the signal: was received by receivers at the locations, and comprises an identifier that enables the user identity to be associated with the communications device; based on time data and location data associated with the image data and the signal data, determining whether the physical object is correlated to the communications device and the user identity; storing an electronic record representative of the physical object; and associating a first data entry associated with the user identity and a second data entry associated with the communications device with the electronic record of the physical object. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the communications device is a first communications device, wherein the operations further comprise associating a third data entry associated with a second communications device with the electronic record representative of the physical object, and wherein the second communications device comprises signature data that enables the second communications device to be identified. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the image data representative of the physical object was captured by a camera communicatively coupled to the device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the physical object comprises a motor vehicle, and wherein the identifiable characteristic comprises a license plate number of the motor vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the identifier enables the identity of the user identity to be determined based on a subscriber location registry. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise using the electronic record to locate the user identity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the using the electronic record to locate the user further comprises receiving, at an undisclosed location, a communication signal from the communications device, wherein the communication signal comprises the identifier, and using the identifier and the electronic record, determining the undisclosed location. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending a targeted message to the communications device based on the electronic record. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the sending a targeted message further comprises sending the targeted message to the communications device in response to a camera capturing an image of the physical object. ### Claim 10 A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving image files of physical objects captured at locations, wherein the physical objects comprise identifiable image features; receiving data representative of a signal from a communications device associated with a user identity, wherein the signal: was received by receivers at the locations, and comprises an identifier that allows the communications device to be associated with the user identity; determining whether the physical objects are correlated to the communications device and the user identity; and associating, with an electronic record of the user identity, a first entry associated with the communications device and a second entry associated with one of the physical objects. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the physical objects comprise an accessory carried by a person identified by the user identity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the identifiable image features comprise a label associated with the accessory. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the physical objects comprise an item of clothing worn by a person that is the user identity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the identifiable image features comprise a style of the clothing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the image files of the physical objects were captured by a storefront camera, and the locations comprise a shopping area. ### Claim 16 A method, comprising: facilitating, by a device comprising a processor, receiving image data representative of physical objects captured at respective locations, wherein the physical objects comprise identifiable characteristics; facilitating, by the device, receiving a signal from a communications device of a user identity, wherein the signal: was received by receivers at the respective locations, and comprises an identifier; using the identifier, determining, by the device, a user identity associated with the communications device; determining, by the device, whether the physical objects are correlated to the user identity; and storing, by the device, record data comprising a first data element representative of the user identity, a second data element associated with the communications device, and a third data element associated with one of the physical objects. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the signal comprises a Wi-Fi signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the signal comprises a cellular signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the signal comprises a radio frequency identification signal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising, facilitating, by the device, generating a user interface that renders object information representing the physical objects and the communications device associated with the record data.