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Hidden wireless user estimation based on wireless network usage data

  • US 9,154,970 B1
  • Filed: 11/19/2012
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a data processing system to estimate user population based on wireless communication network usage, the method comprising:

  • in a communication interface, receiving wireless network usage data;

    in a processing system, processing the wireless network usage data to estimate an amount of on-net users at a location in a time period who were at the location in past time periods, wherein the amount of on-net users comprise an amount of frequent on-net users having wireless network usage above a threshold and an amount of infrequent on-net users having wireless network usage below the threshold;

    in the processing system, processing the wireless network usage data and the amount of on-net users at the location in the time period who were at the location in the past time periods to estimate an amount of frequent off-net users at the location in a time period;

    in the processing system, processing the amount of frequent off-net users and the wireless network usage data to estimate an amount of infrequent off-net users at the location in the time period; and

    in the processing system, processing the amount of the frequent off-net users and the amount of the infrequent off-net users to estimate a total amount of off-net users at the location in the time period.

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