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Methods in a wireless communication system for crime investigation, evidence generation and analysis

  • US 8,892,120 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2011
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A crime investigation method comprising:

  • receiving information regarding a commission of a crime at a time period of interest and at a geographic location of interest;

    after the receiving and using wireless communications analysis equipment of a mobile vehicle, measuring cellular signals in a geographic area which includes the geographic location of interest during the time period of interest;

    as a result of the measuring, generating measurement data which is indicative of a parameter of the cellular signals in the geographic area;

    using the measurement data, calculating a footprint map which identifies one of a plurality of communications sources which a mobile communications device is most likely to communicate with when the mobile communications device is located at a plurality of geographic locations within the geographic area during the time period of interest;

    accessing cellular communications records which are indicative of communications of the mobile communications device via the cellular signals in the geographic area during the time period of interest; and

    using the cellular communications records and the footprint map, providing information regarding the crime including a presence of the mobile communications device within the geographic area during the time period of interest.

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