Facilitating estimation of mobile device presence inside a defined region
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsSheldon Kent Meredith, Jeremy Fix
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Abstract
Estimation of mobile device presence inside a defined region is facilitated. In one example, a device receives location information representing locations of a mobile device and corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device. The device determines an estimated path of travel for the mobile device based on the location information and, based on the corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device, determines whether the estimated path of travel traverses, at a defined time period of interest, a defined region that includes a defined portion.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a device comprising a processor, location information representing locations of a mobile device and corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device;
- determining, by the device, an estimated path of travel for the mobile device based on the location information;
- based on the corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device, determining, by the device, whether the estimated path of travel traverses a defined region comprising a defined point of interest at a defined time of interest;
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- determining, by the device, quality information representative of a quality factor indicative of a level of accuracy of the location information, wherein the quality factor is a function of a time difference between a first time associated with a first location of the locations and a second time associated with a second location of the locations.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving location information representing locations of a mobile device and corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device;
- determining an estimated path of travel for the mobile device based on the location information;
- based on the corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device, determining whether a location on the estimated path of travel is within a defined region within a defined time period of interest, wherein the defined region comprises a defined portion of the defined region;
- and
- determining a quality factor, wherein the quality factor is a function of a time difference between a first time associated with a first location of the locations of the mobile device and a second time associated with a second location of the locations of the mobile device.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving location information representing locations of a mobile device and corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device;
- determining an estimated path of travel for the mobile device based on the location information;
- based on the corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device, determining whether the estimated path of travel traverses a defined region comprising a defined spot of interest at least approximately at a defined time of interest;
- and
- determining a quality factor, wherein the quality factor is a function of a time difference between a first time associated with a first location of the locations of the mobile device and a second time associated with a second location of the locations of the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.