METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS OF USER TRAFFIC WITHIN A PREDEFINED AREA
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1. A method in a data processing center, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of packets transmitted by a plurality of mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area, wherein the plurality of packets include data detected by the plurality of sensors of a plurality of mobile electronic devices;
storing at least a portion of the data collected by the plurality of sensors that is included in the plurality of packets, wherein the stored portion of data includes a plurality of unique device identifiers that belong to the plurality of mobile electronic devices; and
responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, associating a set of values based on the at least two unique device identifiers as belonging to a same first one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices.
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Abstract
Multiple packets are received that were transmitted by multiple mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area. The packets each include data detected by the sensors of multiple mobile electronic devices. At least a portion of the collected data is stored including multiple unique device identifiers that belong to multiple mobile electronic devices. Responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, a set of values based on the at least two unique devices identifiers are associated as belonging to a same one of the mobile electronic devices.
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32 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing center, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of packets transmitted by a plurality of mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area, wherein the plurality of packets include data detected by the plurality of sensors of a plurality of mobile electronic devices; storing at least a portion of the data collected by the plurality of sensors that is included in the plurality of packets, wherein the stored portion of data includes a plurality of unique device identifiers that belong to the plurality of mobile electronic devices; and responsive to determining that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, associating a set of values based on the at least two unique device identifiers as belonging to a same first one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining distance between a mobile electronic device and a sensor detecting the mobile electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a first set of one or more packets transmitted by the sensor that include data associated with a first signal of the mobile electronic device detected by the sensor, wherein the data includes a signal strength value of the first signal; receiving a second set of a plurality of packets transmitted by the sensor that include data associated with a plurality of second signals from a set of one or more access points in proximity to the sensor, wherein the data includes a signal strength value for each second signals; determining a variation of signal strength value for the second signals over a period of time; associating relative distance and signal strength based on the variations of signal strength value for the second signals; and determining a distance value between the mobile electronic device and the sensor using the associated relative distance and signal strength and based on the signal strength value of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus in a data processing center, comprising:
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a set of one or more processors; a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that stores instructions, that when executed by the set of processors, cause the set of processors to perform the following; receive a plurality of packets transmitted by a plurality of mobile electronic device sensors located in a predefined area, wherein the plurality of packets include data detected by the plurality of sensors of a plurality of mobile electronic devices; store at least a portion of the data collected by the plurality of sensors that is included in the plurality of packets, wherein the stored portion of data includes a plurality of unique device identifiers that belong to the plurality of mobile electronic devices; and responsive to a determination that at least two of the unique device identifiers are sequential, associate a set of values based on the at least two unique device identifiers as belonging to a same first one of the plurality of mobile electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for determining distance between a mobile electronic device and a sensor detecting the mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a set of one or more processors; a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that stores instructions, that when executed by the set of processors, cause the set of processors to perform the following; receive a first set of one or more packets transmitted by the sensor that include data associated with a first signal of the mobile electronic device detected by the sensor, wherein the data includes a signal strength value of the first signal; receive a second set of a plurality of packets transmitted by the sensor that include data associated with a plurality of second signals from a set of one or more access points in proximity to the sensor, wherein the data includes a signal strength value for each second signals; determine a variation of signal strength value for the second signals over a period of time; associate relative distance and signal strength based on the variations of signal strength value for the second signals; and determine a distance value between the mobile electronic device and the sensor using the associated relative distance and signal strength and based on the signal strength value of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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