Inferring relationships based on geo-temporal data other than telecommunications
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1. A system comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a first plurality of records that are associated with a first wireless terminal;
a processor for generating, when a first geo-temporal pattern of the first wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second geo-temporal pattern, an indication of a collaborative relationship between a first user of the first wireless terminal and a second user who corresponds to the second geo-temporal pattern, wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is based on location data in the first plurality of records, the location data comprising a datum that indicates the location at which a telecommunications event is estimated to have occurred, and wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is determined by considering a composite of attributes of the first wireless terminal that are defined for an investigation, the composite including at least one geo-temporal attribute; and
a transmitter for transmitting, when the indication of the collaborative relationship is generated, i) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal and ii) the indication of the collaborative relationship to another wireless terminal in the vicinity to one of the first user and the second user.
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Abstract
An illustrative geo-temporal analysis system analyzes telecommunications-event records and other records associated with wireless terminals to infer a collaborative relationship between users who do not telecommunicate with each other, based on how precisely a first geo-temporal pattern matches a second geo-temporal pattern. When a collaborative relationship is inferred, the system transmits an indication thereof and a request for an estimated location of the respective wireless terminals.
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1. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a first plurality of records that are associated with a first wireless terminal; a processor for generating, when a first geo-temporal pattern of the first wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second geo-temporal pattern, an indication of a collaborative relationship between a first user of the first wireless terminal and a second user who corresponds to the second geo-temporal pattern, wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is based on location data in the first plurality of records, the location data comprising a datum that indicates the location at which a telecommunications event is estimated to have occurred, and wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is determined by considering a composite of attributes of the first wireless terminal that are defined for an investigation, the composite including at least one geo-temporal attribute; and a transmitter for transmitting, when the indication of the collaborative relationship is generated, i) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal and ii) the indication of the collaborative relationship to another wireless terminal in the vicinity to one of the first user and the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a data-processing system, a first plurality of records that are associated with a first wireless terminal; when a first geo-temporal pattern of the first wireless terminal is substantially similar to a second geo-temporal pattern, generating, by the data-processing system, an indication of a collaborative relationship between a first user of the first wireless terminal and a second user who corresponds to the second geo-temporal pattern, wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is based on location data in the first plurality of records, the location data comprising a datum that indicates the location at which a telecommunications event is estimated to have occurred, and wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is determined by considering a composite of attributes of the first wireless terminal that are defined for an investigation, the composite including at least one geo-temporal attribute; and transmitting, when the indication of the collaborative relationship is generated, i) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal and ii) the indication of the collaborative relationship to another wireless terminal in the vicinity to one of the first user and the second user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor for; generating a first geo-temporal pattern of a first wireless terminal by considering a composite of attributes of the first wireless terminal that are defined for an investigation, the composite including at least one geo-temporal attribute, wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is based on geo-temporal data in a first plurality of records that are associated with the first wireless terminal, the geo-temporal data comprising a datum that indicates the location and point in time at which a telecommunications event is estimated to have occurred, measuring how precisely the first geo-temporal pattern matches a second geo-temporal pattern, based on the measured preciseness, inferring a collaborative relationship between a first user of the first wireless terminal and a second user who corresponds to the second geo-temporal pattern; and a transmitter for transmitting, when the collaborative relationship is inferred, i) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal and ii) an indication of the collaborative relationship to another wireless terminal in the vicinity to one of the first user and the second user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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generating, by a data-processing system, a first geo-temporal pattern of a first wireless terminal by considering a composite of attributes of the first wireless terminal that are defined for an investigation, the composite including at least one geo-temporal attribute, wherein the first geo-temporal pattern is based on geo-temporal data in a first plurality of records that are associated with the first wireless terminal, the geo-temporal data comprising a datum that indicates the location and point in time at which a telecommunications event is estimated to have occurred; measuring, by the data-processing system, how precisely the first geo-temporal pattern matches a second geo-temporal pattern; inferring by the data-processing system, based on the measured preciseness, a collaborative relationship between a first user of the first wireless terminal and a second user who corresponds to the second geo-temporal pattern; and transmitting, when the collaborative relationship is inferred, i) a request for a location estimate of the first wireless terminal and ii) an indication of the collaborative relationship to another wireless terminal in the vicinity to one of the first user and the second user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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