HUMAN MOBILITY RULE-BASED DEVICE LOCATION TRACKING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating, at a tracking device, a plurality of network enabled user devices with a user;
deriving location information for each of the plurality of network enabled user devices from activity of the plurality of network enabled user devices on a network;
tracking locations for the plurality of network enabled user devices from the location information;
applying a user mobility pattern rule to tracked locations of the plurality of network enabled user devices, wherein the user mobility pattern rule requires that two or more of the plurality of network enabled user devices move in the same direction when the two or more of the plurality of network enabled user devices change location at the same time; and
detecting a user anomaly when the tracked locations indicate that a first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and a second of the plurality of network enabled user devices move in different directions when changing location at the same time.
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Abstract
Techniques are presented herein to provide human mobility pattern based modeling and tracking of a group of network enabled user devices associated with the same person. An association is made, at a tracking device, between a plurality of user devices and a user. Location information for each of the plurality of user devices is derived through network activity of the plurality of user devices. Locations for the plurality of user devices are derived from the location information. One or more predetermined user mobility pattern rules are applied to the plurality of user devices. User anomalies are detected when the tracked locations indicate that one or more of the plurality of user devices has violated one or more the predetermined user mobility rules.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, at a tracking device, a plurality of network enabled user devices with a user; deriving location information for each of the plurality of network enabled user devices from activity of the plurality of network enabled user devices on a network; tracking locations for the plurality of network enabled user devices from the location information; applying a user mobility pattern rule to tracked locations of the plurality of network enabled user devices, wherein the user mobility pattern rule requires that two or more of the plurality of network enabled user devices move in the same direction when the two or more of the plurality of network enabled user devices change location at the same time; and detecting a user anomaly when the tracked locations indicate that a first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and a second of the plurality of network enabled user devices move in different directions when changing location at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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associating, at a tracking device, a plurality of network enabled user devices with a user; deriving location information for each of the plurality of network enabled user devices from activity of the plurality of network enabled user devices on a network; tracking locations for the plurality of network enabled user devices from the location information; applying a user mobility pattern rule to tracked locations of the plurality of network enabled user devices, wherein the user mobility pattern rule requires that when two or more of the plurality of network enabled user devices leave a main location associated with the user, the two or more network enabled user devices return to the main location at the same time; and detecting a user anomaly when the tracked locations indicate that a first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and a second of the plurality of network enabled user devices move from the main location, and the first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and the second of the plurality of network enabled user devices do not return to the main location at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface unit configured to send and receive messages over a network; and a processor configured to; associate a plurality of network enabled user devices with a user; derive location information for each of the plurality of network enabled user devices from indications of activity of the plurality of network enabled user devices on the network received via the network interface unit; track locations for the plurality of network enabled user devices from the derived location information; apply a user mobility pattern rule to tracked locations of the plurality of network enabled user devices, wherein the user mobility pattern rule comprises at least one of; a first user mobility pattern rule that requires that when two more of the plurality of network enabled user devices leave a main location associated with the user, the two or more network enabled user devices return to the main location at the same time;
ora second user mobility pattern rule that requires that two or more network enabled user devices move in the same direction when the two or more network enabled user devices change location at the same time; and detecting a user anomaly when the tracked locations indicate that at least one of; a first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and a second of the plurality of network enabled user devices move from the main location, and the first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and the second of the plurality of network enabled user devices do not return to the main location at the same time, or the first of the plurality of network enabled user devices and the second of the plurality of network enabled user devices move in different directions when changing location at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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