POSITION DETECTION
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a position of an individual, comprising:
- creating a zone map by mapping locations of a number of fixed sensors in a zone and signal strengths of a number of communications between the fixed sensors and at least two wireless access points;
determining signal strength values of a number of communications between the number of wireless access points and a mobile sensor; and
comparing the signal strength values of the number of communications between at least two wireless access points and the mobile sensor with the zone map to determine the mobile sensor'"'"'s position in relation to the zone.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, and systems for position detections of an individual. One method to detect a position of an individual includes creating a zone map by mapping locations of a number of fixed sensors in a zone and signal strengths of a number of communications between the fixed sensors and at least two wireless access points. The method also includes determining signal strength values of a number of communications between the wireless access points and a mobile sensor and comparing the signal strength values of the number of communications between at least two wireless access points and the mobile sensor with the zone map to determine the mobile sensor'"'"'s position in relation to the zone.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a position of an individual, comprising:
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creating a zone map by mapping locations of a number of fixed sensors in a zone and signal strengths of a number of communications between the fixed sensors and at least two wireless access points; determining signal strength values of a number of communications between the number of wireless access points and a mobile sensor; and comparing the signal strength values of the number of communications between at least two wireless access points and the mobile sensor with the zone map to determine the mobile sensor'"'"'s position in relation to the zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detecting a position of an individual, comprising:
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scanning one or more communication channels, utilized by at least two wireless access points, with one or more fixed sensors, wherein at least one of sensors records the signal strength of a signal received during communication with each of the wireless access points; transmitting data representing the recorded signal strength from the one or more sensors to a data center; scanning one or more channels for a number of wireless access points with a mobile sensor, wherein the mobile sensor records the signal strength received during communication with each of the number of wireless access points; transmitting data representing the recorded signal strength from the mobile sensor to the data center; and analyzing the data representing the recorded signal strength from the one or more fixed sensors and the data representing the recorded signal strength from the mobile sensor to determine the position of the mobile sensor in relation the one or more fixed sensors. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for detecting a position of an individual, comprising:
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a number of fixed sensors located in a zone; a mobile sensor that is moved by a user; a data center; and a number of wireless access points, wherein the wireless access points provide wireless access to a network that includes the number of fixed sensors, the mobile sensor, the number of wireless access points, and the data center, and wherein the fixed sensors and the mobile sensor periodically report the signal strength of communications between at least two wireless access points and at least one of the number of fixed sensors to the data center to determine the position of the mobile sensor in relation to the number of fixed sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting a position of an individual, comprising:
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a number of fixed sensors located in a zone, wherein the zone is defined by an area less than or equal to a range of wireless communication for all of the number of fixed sensors; a mobile sensor that is moved by a user, wherein the mobile sensor transmits one or more wireless signals to a wireless network; at least two wireless access points, where the wireless access points provide wireless access to the wireless network; and a data center, where the data center includes executable instructions to create a zone map of signal strengths communicated by the number of fixed sensors based on data received via the wireless network and wherein the data center determines the position of the mobile sensor based upon the zone map and mobile sensor signal strength data sent from the mobile sensor to the data center on the wireless network via the number of wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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