Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device

• US 20130303195A1
• Filed: 04/05/2013
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bahl, Paramvir, Burger, Douglas C., Chandra, Ranveer, Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Holman, Pablos, Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Mundie, Craig J., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Paek, Tim, Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tan, Desney S., Tegreene, Clarence T., Whitmer, Charles, Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y.H., Zhong, Lin
• Application Number:
  US13/857,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20130303195A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period; determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

means for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period;

means for determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and

means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period comprises:

means for accepting logged data including at least two locations of the at least one mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period comprises:

means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting global positioning system multilateration information associated with a location of the at least one mobile device.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting global positioning system triangulation information associated with a location of the at least one mobile device.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting cell tower triangulation information associated with a location of the at least one mobile device.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting trajectory information associated with the at least one mobile device.

9. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting inertial navigation data that includes a continuously reported location of the at least one mobile device.

10. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for accepting a last known location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting forward-link timing information that includes at least one reported location of the at least one mobile device.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period comprises:

means for logging a trajectory using a known velocity and direction of the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the means for logging a trajectory using a known velocity and direction of the mobile device comprises:

means for analyzing at least one of projected signal strength, velocity, or direction of the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a second mobile device.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a service provider.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for transmitting location information associated with the mobile device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the means for transmitting location information associated with the mobile device comprises:

means for transmitting global positioning system coordinates.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the means for transmitting location information associated with the mobile device comprises:

means for transmitting network location information.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the means for transmitting network location information comprises:

means for transmitting at least one of a global IP address or a wireless router address.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for detecting geolocation associated with the mobile device and transmitting the cell phone tower strength.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting a sound that indicates location of the mobile device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein means for presenting a sound that indicates location of the mobile device comprises:

means for presenting a computer-created sound that indicates location of the mobile device.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein means for presenting a computer-created sound that indicates location of the mobile device comprises:

means for presenting a computer-created voice that indicates location of the mobile device.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting an indication for the mobile device to vibrate.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting a visible indication of the mobile device location.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein means for presenting a visible indication of the mobile device location comprises:

means for presenting at least a constant light, a blinking light, or a strobe light that indicates the mobile device location.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a third party.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a third party comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to at least one of a phone locating service or another mobile device.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a third party comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a security service.

37. The system of claim 1, wherein means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a remote location.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein means for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period, means for

determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period and means for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device comprises:

means for accepting an indication of a known direction and velocity over a two hour period, where the known direction and the velocity associated with a smartphone equipped with a GPS receiver, predicting a location determined from the known direction and the velocity associated with the smartphone equipped with the GPS receiver, and presenting a predicted location to a personal computer.

8. (canceled)

11-16. -16. (canceled)

20-21. -21. (canceled)

39. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period;

determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and

presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

40-76. -76. (canceled)

77. A system, comprising:

circuitry for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period;

circuitry for determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and

circuitry for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

78. An article of manufacture comprising:

a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period;

one or more instructions for determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and

one or more instructions for presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

79-81. -81. (canceled)

82. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to accept an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period;

determine a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and

present an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device.

83-84. -84. (canceled)