TRACKING PROXIMITY RELATIONSHIPS AND USES THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of determining proximity relationships, comprising:
- receiving first data regarding a first person at a first location at a first time, wherein the first person has a contagion;
receiving second data regarding a second person a second location at a second time;
determining whether the first location is within a proximity distance to the second location, wherein the proximity distance has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity distance is defined by the contagion;
determining whether the first time is within a proximity time period with the second time, wherein the proximity time period has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity time is defined by the contagion;
defining a proximity relationship for the second person relative to the first person, wherein the defined proximity relationship is positive when the first location is within the proximity distance and first time is within the proximity time period, or the defined proximity relationship is negative when either the first location is not within the proximity distance or first time is not within the proximity time period;
when the proximity relationship is positive, labeling the second person as being contaminated by the contagion;
when the proximity relationship is negative, labeling the second person as being uncontaminated by the contagion; and
saving the label of the second person relative to whether being contaminated or uncontaminated.
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Abstract
A method may include receiving data about a first person and a second person, the first person having a contagion. The method may include determining whether a first location is within a proximity distance to a second location. The method may include determining whether a first time is within a proximity time period with a second time. The method may include defining a proximity relationship for the second person relative to the first person. The defined proximity relationship may be positive when the first location is within the proximity distance and first time is within the proximity time period, or the defined proximity relationship may be negative when either the first location is not within the proximity distance or first time is not within the proximity time period. When the proximity relationship is positive, the second person may be labeled as being contaminated by the contagion.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining proximity relationships, comprising:
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receiving first data regarding a first person at a first location at a first time, wherein the first person has a contagion; receiving second data regarding a second person a second location at a second time; determining whether the first location is within a proximity distance to the second location, wherein the proximity distance has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity distance is defined by the contagion; determining whether the first time is within a proximity time period with the second time, wherein the proximity time period has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity time is defined by the contagion; defining a proximity relationship for the second person relative to the first person, wherein the defined proximity relationship is positive when the first location is within the proximity distance and first time is within the proximity time period, or the defined proximity relationship is negative when either the first location is not within the proximity distance or first time is not within the proximity time period; when the proximity relationship is positive, labeling the second person as being contaminated by the contagion; when the proximity relationship is negative, labeling the second person as being uncontaminated by the contagion; and saving the label of the second person relative to whether being contaminated or uncontaminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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11. The method of one of the claims, wherein the MCD is associated with a person, the MCD has an opted-in application.
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12. The method of claim, wherein the opted-in application performs one or more of:
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pushing travel instructions to an MCD based on its proximity relationship being positive or negative; providing contagion information about the contagion to an MCD upon determination of an epidemic of the contagion; providing the proximity relationship to a proximity relationship database on a server computing system, which is stored as either positive or negative.
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19. A method of determining proximity relationships, comprising:
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receiving first data regarding a first person at a first location at a first time, wherein the first person is at a first event; receiving second data regarding a second person a second location at a second time; determining whether the first location is within a proximity distance to the second location, wherein the proximity distance has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity distance is defined by the first event; determining whether the first time is within a proximity time period with the second time, wherein the proximity time period has a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value of the proximity time is defined by the first event; defining a proximity relationship for the second person relative to the first person, wherein the defined proximity relationship is positive when the first location is within the proximity distance and first time is within the proximity time period, or the defined proximity relationship is negative when either the first location is not within the proximity distance or first time is not within the proximity time period; when the proximity relationship is positive, labeling the second person as being exposed to the first event; when the proximity relationship is negative, labeling the second person as being not exposed to the first event; and saving the label of the second person relative to whether being exposed or unexposed. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification