Analytic and tracking systems and methods using over-the-air identifiers of mobile devices
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1. An identifying and tracking method, comprising:
- operating a plurality of sensors across a geographic region;
capturing an over-the-air identifier of a device at one of the plurality of sensors;
capturing additional incident information associated with the device;
correlating the captured over-the-air identifier and associated additional incident information to detect triggers indicative of situations of interest; and
in response to detecting a situation of interest, performing an action related to over-the-air identifiers of interest related to the situation of interest;
wherein capturing the over-the-air identifier of the device at one of the plurality of sensors comprises capturing a Media Access Control (MAC) address based on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) probe request compliant to IEEE 802.11; and
wherein capturing the additional incident information associated with the device comprises capturing one of video, audio, radio frequency identification, and information input by an individual.
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Abstract
Analytic and tracking systems and methods are described that use over-the-air identifiers (OTAIs) of mobile devices for tracking, dispatch, identification, etc. In particular, the analytic and tracking systems and methods can include various OTAI sensors that are communicatively coupled to a server and with one another. The OTAI sensors are configured to identify proximate mobile devices concurrent with at least one additional piece of information. The analytic and tracking systems and methods can process identified mobile devices and the additional pieces of information for a plurality of applications.
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1. An identifying and tracking method, comprising:
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operating a plurality of sensors across a geographic region; capturing an over-the-air identifier of a device at one of the plurality of sensors; capturing additional incident information associated with the device; correlating the captured over-the-air identifier and associated additional incident information to detect triggers indicative of situations of interest; and in response to detecting a situation of interest, performing an action related to over-the-air identifiers of interest related to the situation of interest; wherein capturing the over-the-air identifier of the device at one of the plurality of sensors comprises capturing a Media Access Control (MAC) address based on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) probe request compliant to IEEE 802.11; and wherein capturing the additional incident information associated with the device comprises capturing one of video, audio, radio frequency identification, and information input by an individual.
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2. An analytic and tracking system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors deployed across a geographic region; at least one server, wherein the at least one server and the plurality of sensors are communicatively coupled therebetween; and a database coupled to the at least one server; wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to capture over-the-air identifiers of proximate devices and associated information; wherein the at least one server and the plurality of sensors are configured to correlate the captured over-the-air identifiers and the associated information for detecting a trigger indicative of a situation of interest and performing an action based thereon; and wherein the trigger comprises one of; detecting the over-the-air identifiers of a device at two or more places of interest over a period of time; detecting the over-the-air identifiers at a single location for an abnormal presence pattern; detecting the over-the-air identifiers at a prohibited location for the device; detecting the over-the-air identifiers in combination with additional analytics indicative of the situation of interest; detecting the over-the-air identifiers coincident with a computer-assisted dispatch report; and detecting the over-the-air identifiers coincident with another identifier of interest. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An analytic and tracking system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors deployed across a geographic region; at least one server, wherein the at least one server and the plurality of sensors are communicatively coupled therebetween; and a database coupled to the at least one server; wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to capture over-the-air identifiers of proximate devices and associated information; wherein the at least one server and the plurality of sensors are configured to correlate the captured over-the-air identifiers and the associated information for detecting a trigger indicative of a situation of interest and performing an action based thereon; and wherein the at least one server and the plurality of sensors are further configured to; associate the over-the-air identifiers of a device to an individual through one of (i) capturing an image and performing facial recognition and (ii) associating the individual through information gathered via another source. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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