METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONFIRM CO-LOCATION OF MULTIPLE DEVICES WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring co-location of electronic devices in a geographical zone, the method comprising:
- processing first global positioning system (GPS) data obtained using a first GPS sensor of a first electronic device, the first GPS data to identify a first geographic location of the first electronic device;
processing second GPS data obtained using a second GPS sensor of a second electronic device, the second GPS data to identify a second geographic location of the second electronic device;
determining a distance between the first geographic location of the first electronic device and the second geographic location of the second device; and
triggering an alarm if the distance exceeds a permitted distance.
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Abstract
A method and system to confirm co-location of multiple devices within a geographic area, while filtering spurious alarms, is provided. An example method comprises processing first GPS data obtained from a first GPS sensor and second GPS data obtained from a second GPS sensor. A sensing data evaluator compares a sensing error from the first GPS data and a sensing error from the second GPS data. Based on the result of the comparing, the sensing data evaluator determines whether the sensing errors are to be ignored. An approach where an alarm that otherwise would be generated is disabled or canceled may be termed as filtering spurious alarms.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring co-location of electronic devices in a geographical zone, the method comprising:
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processing first global positioning system (GPS) data obtained using a first GPS sensor of a first electronic device, the first GPS data to identify a first geographic location of the first electronic device; processing second GPS data obtained using a second GPS sensor of a second electronic device, the second GPS data to identify a second geographic location of the second electronic device; determining a distance between the first geographic location of the first electronic device and the second geographic location of the second device; and triggering an alarm if the distance exceeds a permitted distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 21, 22)
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11. A computer-implemented system for monitoring co-location of electronic devices in a geographical zone, the system comprising:
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at least one processor coupled to a memory; a communications module configured to; receive, at a co-location management system, first GPS data obtained using a first GPS sensor of a first electronic device, the first GPS data to identify a first geographic location of the first electronic device; and receive, at the co-location management system, second GPS data obtained from a second sensor obtained using a second GPS sensor of a second electronic device, the second GPS data to identify a second geographic location of the second electronic device; wherein the processor is configured to; determine a distance between the first geographic location of the first electronic device and the second geographic location of the second device; and triggering an alarm if the distance exceeds a permitted distance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. (canceled)
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20. A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium having instruction data to cause a machine to:
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receive, at a co-location management system, first GPS data obtained using a first GPS sensor of a first electronic device, the first GPS data to identify a first geographic location of the first electronic device; receive, at the co-location management system, second GPS data obtained from a second sensor obtained using a second GPS sensor of a second electronic device, the second GPS data to identify a second geographic location of the second electronic device; determining a distance between the first geographic location of the first electronic device and the second geographic location of the second device; and triggering an alarm if the distance exceeds a permitted distance.
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