METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A POSITION OF A TARGET USING A PLURALITY OF SMARTPHONES
First Claim
1. A method for estimating a position of a target using a plurality of smartphones, each smartphone being capable of communicating with the target over a limited wireless range, the method comprising:
- providing a target transmitting a wireless signal having a corresponding identification for uniquely identifying the target;
providing the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones;
each smartphone of the group of smartphones being capable of receiving the signal transmitted if the target is in its vicinity and storing the corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone;
obtaining each of the stored corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone to thereby estimate a position of the target; and
wherein the providing of the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones comprises determining a subset of smartphones and broadcasting a request for tracking the target to each smartphone of the subset of smartphones.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for estimating a position of a target using a plurality of smartphones, each smartphone being capable of communicating with the target over a limited wireless range, the method comprising providing a target transmitting a wireless signal having a corresponding identification for uniquely identifying the target; providing the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones; each smartphone of the group of smartphones being capable of receiving the signal transmitted if the target is in its vicinity and storing the corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone and obtaining each of the stored corresponding identifications of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone to thereby estimate a position of the target.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for estimating a position of a target using a plurality of smartphones, each smartphone being capable of communicating with the target over a limited wireless range, the method comprising:
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providing a target transmitting a wireless signal having a corresponding identification for uniquely identifying the target; providing the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones; each smartphone of the group of smartphones being capable of receiving the signal transmitted if the target is in its vicinity and storing the corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone; obtaining each of the stored corresponding identification of the target with a time stamp and an indication of a corresponding location of the smartphone to thereby estimate a position of the target; and wherein the providing of the corresponding identification of the target to track to a group of smartphones comprises determining a subset of smartphones and broadcasting a request for tracking the target to each smartphone of the subset of smartphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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