Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Estimating Crowd Sizes Using Information Collected From Mobile Devices in a Wireless Communications Network
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1. A method for estimating crowd size at a location, the method comprising:
- determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location; and
estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products are for estimating crowd size at a location. An exemplary method includes determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location, and estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location.
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1. A method for estimating crowd size at a location, the method comprising:
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determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location; and estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for estimating crowd size at a location, the system comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a wireless communications network to receive data used to estimate a total number of people at the location; a processor in communication with the network interface; a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising; determining a number of wireless service users at the location; and estimating the total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a crowd size analyzer, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
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determining a number of wireless service users at the location; and estimating the total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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