Systems, methods, and computer program products for estimating crowd sizes using information collected from mobile devices in a wireless communications network
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1. A method for estimating crowd size at a location, the method comprising:
- determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location;
estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location, wherein estimating the total number of people comprises estimating the total number of people at the location based upon an analytical model and a statistical model; and
calibrating the statistical model based upon market research relating to operator coverage in the location and a known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location by comparing the estimated total number of people at the location with the known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products are for estimating crowd size at a location. An exemplary method includes determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location, and estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location.
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1. A method for estimating crowd size at a location, the method comprising:
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determining, at a crowd size analyzer, a number of wireless service users at the location; estimating, at the crowd size analyzer, a total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location, wherein estimating the total number of people comprises estimating the total number of people at the location based upon an analytical model and a statistical model; and calibrating the statistical model based upon market research relating to operator coverage in the location and a known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location by comparing the estimated total number of people at the location with the known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for estimating crowd size at a location, the system comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a wireless communications network to receive data used to estimate a total number of people at the location; a processor in communication with the network interface; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; determining a number of wireless service users at the location; estimating the total number of people at the location based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location by executing an analytical model and a statistical model; and calibrating the statistical model based upon market research relating to operator coverage in the location and a known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location by comparing the estimated total number of people at the location with the known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, excluding propagation media, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a crowd size analyzer, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining a number of wireless service users at the location; estimating the total number of people at the location, based upon the number of wireless service users determined to be at the location, by executing an analytical model and a statistical model; and calibrating the statistical model based upon market research relating to operator coverage in the location and a known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location by comparing the estimated total number of people at the location with the known number of wireless service users, per operator, at the location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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