System for characterizing geographical locations based on multi sensors anonymous data sources
First Claim
1. A privacy complying computerized method for characterizing a geographical location by finding the behavioral patterns of groups of users of mobile devices being in the vicinity of said geographical location, comprising:
- a) selecting a Point of Interest (POI) to be examined;
b) by a processor enabled computerized device comprising an electronic privacy watcher device;
i) receiving at a first time, user-specific signaling data transmitted from a transceiver of one or more base stations in the vicinity of said POI which is related to all communication events involving a mobile device of each of said users within a corresponding cellular network and in the vicinity of said POI, wherein said received signaling data includes an identifier of each of said mobile devices and is stored in a secured address of a memory device of said privacy watcher device which can be accessed only by said processor;
ii) continuously extracting from said received signaling data a location, including changes in the location, of each of said users as indicated by the identifier of a corresponding mobile device, to produce location data;
iii) associating the produced location data with a map to identify one or more known points of said map in the vicinity of said POI which have been frequented by each of said users within a second period of time prior to said first time;
iv) deriving a mobility pattern of users by generating a path coinciding with each of said known points that have been frequented thereby within said second period of time;
v) aggregating a plurality of said mobility patterns into groups; and
vi) characterizing said POI according to said mobility patterns; and
c) by said privacy watcher device, permanently erasing the identifier of each of said mobile devices from said memory device by a secure deletion at a predetermined third time following said first time.
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Abstract
System and method for characterizing a geographical location by finding the behavioral patterns of groups of users of mobile devices being in the vicinity of the geographical location. Accordingly, after an examined Point of Interest is determined, signaling data related to the users is aggregated over a limited period of time, from the cellular network they use. The location, including change in the location of the users, is continuously calculated and cross-checked with anonymous multi-sensors with data records from external data sources. Then the mobility patterns of users are derived and the users are classified to groups according to the cross-checking results. Finally, the geographical location is characterized according to the mobility patterns and the classification.
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14 Claims
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1. A privacy complying computerized method for characterizing a geographical location by finding the behavioral patterns of groups of users of mobile devices being in the vicinity of said geographical location, comprising:
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a) selecting a Point of Interest (POI) to be examined; b) by a processor enabled computerized device comprising an electronic privacy watcher device; i) receiving at a first time, user-specific signaling data transmitted from a transceiver of one or more base stations in the vicinity of said POI which is related to all communication events involving a mobile device of each of said users within a corresponding cellular network and in the vicinity of said POI, wherein said received signaling data includes an identifier of each of said mobile devices and is stored in a secured address of a memory device of said privacy watcher device which can be accessed only by said processor; ii) continuously extracting from said received signaling data a location, including changes in the location, of each of said users as indicated by the identifier of a corresponding mobile device, to produce location data; iii) associating the produced location data with a map to identify one or more known points of said map in the vicinity of said POI which have been frequented by each of said users within a second period of time prior to said first time; iv) deriving a mobility pattern of users by generating a path coinciding with each of said known points that have been frequented thereby within said second period of time; v) aggregating a plurality of said mobility patterns into groups; and vi) characterizing said POI according to said mobility patterns; and c) by said privacy watcher device, permanently erasing the identifier of each of said mobile devices from said memory device by a secure deletion at a predetermined third time following said first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A privacy complying computerized system for characterizing a geographical locations by finding the behavioral patterns of groups of users of mobile devices being in the vicinity of said geographical location, comprising:
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a) a plurality of mobile devices located in the vicinity of a point of interest (POI) to be examined; b) one or more base stations in the vicinity of said POI which are configured to generate user-specific signaling data related to all communication events involving each of said plurality of mobile devices within a corresponding cellular network and in the vicinity of said POI, wherein said signaling data includes an identifier of each of said mobile devices; c) a base station radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for selectively transmitting said generated signaling data; d) a computerized device for receiving and processing said signaling data, comprising; i) an RF receiver configured to receive said transmitted signaling data; ii) a secured database in which is storable said received user specific signaling data at a first time; iii) a processor having sole authorization for accessing said database; iv) a storage device coupled to said processor which is configured to store an aggregation and fusion engine that, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to, (1) continuously extract from said received signaling data a location, including changes in the location, of each of said users as indicated by the identifier of a corresponding mobile device, (2) produce location data, (3) associate the produced location data with a map to identify one or more known points of said map in the vicinity of said POI which have been frequented by each of said users within a second period of time prior to said first time, (4) determine a mobility pattern of each of said users by generating a path coinciding with each of said known points that have been frequented thereby within said second period of time, (5) aggregate a plurality of said mobility patterns into groups, and (6) characterize said POI according to said mobility patterns; and v) an electronic privacy watcher device comprising an electronic timer, for permanently erasing the identifier of each of said mobile devices from said database by a secure deletion at a predetermined third time following said first time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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