Determination of a route of a mobile device in a mobile network
First Claim
1. A method for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network, said method comprising:
- analyzing, by a processor of a computer system, a network usage record that identifies a plurality of activities of the mobile device and associated activity information pertaining to each activity, wherein for each activity the associated activity information includes a start cell in which the activity was initiated, an end cell in which the activity was terminated, a start time at which the activity was initiated, and a time duration of the activity, and wherein the start time and duration for each activity defines a time interval that does not overlap the time interval defined for each other activity;
said processor determining, from the activity information of the activities, a series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations from an origin location of the path at an earliest activity of the plurality of activities to a destination location of the path at a latest activity of the plurality of activities;
said processor accessing from storage a plurality of historical sets of routes of the mobile device, wherein each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route;
said processor ascertaining from the set of routes at least one common route, wherein the locations in each common route include all of the locations on the path, wherein the origin location of each common route is the origin location of the path, and wherein the destination location of each common route is the destination location of the path; and
said processor designating a common route of the at least one common route as the traveled route of the mobile device with respect to the series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along the path.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network. Analysis of a network usage record identifies activities and associated activity information of the mobile device. A series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations is determined from the activity information. Historical sets of routes of the mobile device are accessed. Each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route. At least one common route is ascertained from the set of routes. The locations in each common route include all of the locations on the path. The origin location and destination location of each common route is the origin location and destination location of the path, respectively. A common route of the at least one common route is designated as the traveled route of the mobile device.
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1. A method for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network, said method comprising:
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analyzing, by a processor of a computer system, a network usage record that identifies a plurality of activities of the mobile device and associated activity information pertaining to each activity, wherein for each activity the associated activity information includes a start cell in which the activity was initiated, an end cell in which the activity was terminated, a start time at which the activity was initiated, and a time duration of the activity, and wherein the start time and duration for each activity defines a time interval that does not overlap the time interval defined for each other activity; said processor determining, from the activity information of the activities, a series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations from an origin location of the path at an earliest activity of the plurality of activities to a destination location of the path at a latest activity of the plurality of activities; said processor accessing from storage a plurality of historical sets of routes of the mobile device, wherein each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route; said processor ascertaining from the set of routes at least one common route, wherein the locations in each common route include all of the locations on the path, wherein the origin location of each common route is the origin location of the path, and wherein the destination location of each common route is the destination location of the path; and said processor designating a common route of the at least one common route as the traveled route of the mobile device with respect to the series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along the path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code containing instructions configured to be executed by a processor of a computer system to implement a method for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network, said method comprising:
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said processor analyzing a network usage record that identifies a plurality of activities of the mobile device and associated activity information pertaining to each activity, wherein for each activity the associated activity information includes a start cell in which the activity was initiated, an end cell in which the activity was terminated, a start time at which the activity was initiated, and a time duration of the activity, and wherein the start time and duration for each activity defines a time interval that does not overlap the time interval defined for each other activity; said processor determining, from the activity information of the activities, a series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations from an origin location of the path at an earliest activity of the plurality of activities to a destination location of the path at a latest activity of the plurality of activities; said processor accessing from storage a plurality of historical sets of routes of the mobile device, wherein each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route; said processor ascertaining from the set of routes at least one common route;
(i) whose locations include all of the locations on the path, (i) whose origin location is the origin location of the path, and (iii) and whose destination location is the destination location of the path; andsaid processor designating a common route of the at least one common route as the traveled route of the mobile device with respect to the series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along the path. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor, said storage device containing program code configured to be executed by the processor via the memory to implement a method for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network, said method comprising:
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said processor analyzing a network usage record that identifies a plurality of activities of the mobile device and associated activity information pertaining to each activity, wherein for each activity the associated activity information includes a start cell in which the activity was initiated, an end cell in which the activity was terminated, a start time at which the activity was initiated, and a time duration of the activity, and wherein the start time and duration for each activity defines a time interval that does not overlap the time interval defined for each other activity; said processor determining, from the activity information of the activities, a series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations from an origin location of the path at an earliest activity of the plurality of activities to a destination location of the path at a latest activity of the plurality of activities; said processor accessing from storage a plurality of historical sets of routes of the mobile device, wherein each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route; said processor ascertaining from the set of routes at least one common route;
(i) whose locations include all of the locations on the path, (i) whose origin location is the origin location of the path, and (iii) and whose destination location is the destination location of the path; andsaid processor designating a common route of the at least one common route as the traveled route of the mobile device with respect to the series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along the path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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