Method to reduce database load in real time location systems

A method of reducing a load of a database in a location system, comprising:

• receiving a location report from a location server that is interfaced to a wireless network comprising of at least one network device in communication range of a mobile unit that transmits a plurality of wireless signals including an identification of the mobile unit to the wireless network, the wireless network operable to report data used to estimate the location of the mobile unit and the location server operable to process the data reported by the wireless network to generate the location report;
• determining, by at least one processor, whether the location report satisfies a filtering condition, the filtering condition being established based on parameters, one of the parameters including a mobile unit identifier (ID);
• and
• outputting the location report to a location application for storage in a database if the location report satisfies the filtering condition, the database operable to store data records relating to the mobile unit, the data records comprising information reflecting an estimated location and an identification of the mobile unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• processing a received location report from a location server that is interfaced to a wireless network comprising of at least one network device in communication range of a mobile unit that transmits a plurality of wireless signals including an identification of the mobile unit to the wireless network, the wireless network operable to report data used to estimate the location of the mobile unit and the location server operable to process the data reported by the wireless network to generate the location report;
• determining whether the location report satisfies a filtering condition, the filtering condition being established based on parameters, one of the parameters including a mobile unit identifier (ID);
• and
• instructing that the location report be output to a location application for storage in a database if the location report satisfies the filtering condition, the database operable to store data records relating to the mobile unit, the data records comprising information reflecting an estimated location and an identification of the mobile unit.