Route Management

• US 20180302777A1
• Filed: 06/15/2018
• Published: 10/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Klein, Craig Arthur, Harp, Gregory O., Sineath, Joseph Eric, Waken, Stephen James
• Granted Patent: US 10,959,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/205 Building evacuation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Locational tracking aids emergency management plans. Occupants of a building or campus are determined based on presence or detection of wireless devices. When an emergency occurs, the occupants may move to safety based on the current locations of their wireless devices.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a service set identifier associated with a wireless device registered with a wireless network;

storing the service set identifier in an electronic database as a current location of the wireless device;

receiving a query requesting the current location of the wireless device; and

reporting the service set identifier as the current location of the wireless device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a cellular identifier associated with the wireless device registered with the wireless network.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise adding an entry to the electronic database that associates the service set identifier to the cellular identifier.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise querying the electronic database for the cellular identifier.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise storing a timestamp associating the current location of the wireless device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving global positioning system information reported by the wireless device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise monitoring historical service set identifiers associated with historical registrations of the wireless device with wireless networks.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, a service set identifier associated with a wireless device registered with a wireless network;

storing, by the server, the service set identifier in an electronic database as a current location of the wireless device;

receiving, by the server, a query requesting the current location of the wireless device; and

reporting, by the server, the service set identifier as the current location of the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a cellular identifier associated with the wireless device registered with the wireless network.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising adding an entry to the electronic database that associates the service set identifier to the cellular identifier.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising querying the electronic database for the cellular identifier.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising storing a timestamp associating the current location of the wireless device.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving global positioning system information reported by the wireless device.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising monitoring historical service set identifiers associated with historical registrations of the wireless device with wireless networks.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a service set identifier associated with a wireless device registered with a wireless network;

storing the service set identifier in an electronic database as a current location of the wireless device;

receiving a query requesting the current location of the wireless device; and

reporting the service set identifier as the current location of the wireless device.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a cellular identifier associated with the wireless device registered with the wireless network.

17. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise adding an entry to the electronic database that associates the service set identifier to the cellular identifier.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise querying the electronic database for the cellular identifier.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise storing a timestamp associating the current location of the wireless device.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise monitoring historical service set identifiers associated with historical registrations of the wireless device with wireless networks.