Public service awareness of crowd movement and concentration
First Claim
1. A method for predicting crowd formation based on movement of a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers;
requesting a plurality of demographic values from a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users using the plurality of mobile devices based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots;
receiving the requested plurality of demographic values associated with each of the plurality of users, the plurality of users each using a mobile device collectively forming the plurality of mobile devices;
determining a plurality of device positions corresponding with each of the mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices;
determining a device movement vector for each mobile device within the plurality of mobile devices based on changes from comparing the determined plurality of device positions with each mobile device over a time period;
calculating a directional convergence by (i) determining a slope of the line for each determined device movement vector and then (ii) determining a point where a plurality of the determined slope of the lines intersect;
determining a future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices within the plurality of mobile devices based on the calculated directional convergence;
determining when a mobile device subset within the plurality of mobile devices exceeds a convergence threshold value based on the determined future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices;
determining when the received plurality of demographic values corresponds to a subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds a demographic threshold value; and
triggering a convergence response based on the mobile device subset exceeding the convergence threshold value, and determining that the received plurality of demographic values corresponding to the subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds the demographic threshold value.
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Abstract
A method for predicting crowd formation based on movement of a plurality of mobile devices is provided. The method may include collecting a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers. The method may include determining a plurality of device positions based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots. The method may include determining a device movement direction based on the determined plurality of device positions. The method may include determining a device velocity based on the determined plurality of device positions. The method may include identifying a mobile device subset, whereby the mobile device subset converges on a convergence area. The method may include determining if the mobile device subset converging on the convergence area exceeds a threshold value. The method may include triggering a convergence response.
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1. A method for predicting crowd formation based on movement of a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers; requesting a plurality of demographic values from a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users using the plurality of mobile devices based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots; receiving the requested plurality of demographic values associated with each of the plurality of users, the plurality of users each using a mobile device collectively forming the plurality of mobile devices; determining a plurality of device positions corresponding with each of the mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices; determining a device movement vector for each mobile device within the plurality of mobile devices based on changes from comparing the determined plurality of device positions with each mobile device over a time period; calculating a directional convergence by (i) determining a slope of the line for each determined device movement vector and then (ii) determining a point where a plurality of the determined slope of the lines intersect; determining a future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices within the plurality of mobile devices based on the calculated directional convergence; determining when a mobile device subset within the plurality of mobile devices exceeds a convergence threshold value based on the determined future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices; determining when the received plurality of demographic values corresponds to a subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds a demographic threshold value; and triggering a convergence response based on the mobile device subset exceeding the convergence threshold value, and determining that the received plurality of demographic values corresponding to the subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds the demographic threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system for predicting crowd formation based on movement of a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising; collecting a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers; requesting a plurality of demographic values from a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users using the plurality of mobile devices based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots; receiving the requested plurality of demographic values associated with each of the plurality of users, the plurality of users each using a mobile device collectively forming the plurality of mobile devices; determining a plurality of device positions corresponding with each of the mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices; determining a device movement vector for each mobile device within the plurality of mobile devices based on changes from comparing the determined plurality of device positions with each mobile device over a time period; calculating a directional convergence by (i) determining a slope of the line for each determined device movement vector and then (ii) determining a point where a plurality of the determined slope of the lines intersect; determining a future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices within the plurality of mobile devices based on the calculated directional convergence; determining when a mobile device subset within the plurality of mobile devices exceeds a convergence threshold value based on the determined future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices; determining when the received plurality of demographic values corresponds to a subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds a demographic threshold value; and triggering a convergence response based on the mobile device subset exceeding the convergence threshold value, and determining that the received plurality of demographic values corresponding to the subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds the demographic threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for predicting crowd formation based on movement of a plurality of mobile devices, comprising:
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one or more computer-readable storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to collect a plurality of location data snapshots based on the plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of cell towers; program instructions to request a plurality of demographic values from a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users using the plurality of mobile devices based on the collected plurality of location data snapshots; program instructions to receive the requested plurality of demographic values associated with each of the plurality of users, the plurality of users each using a mobile device collectively forming the plurality of mobile devices; program instructions to determine a plurality of device positions corresponding with each of the mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices; program instructions to determine a device movement vector for each mobile device within the plurality of mobile devices based on changes from comparing the determined plurality of device positions with each mobile device over a time period; program instructions to calculate a directional convergence by (i) determining a slope of the line for each determined device movement vector and then (ii) determining a point where a plurality of the determined slope of the lines intersect; program instructions to determine a future device position corresponding with each of the mobile devices within the plurality of mobile devices based on the calculated directional convergence; program instructions to determine when a mobile device subset within the plurality of mobile devices exceeds a convergence threshold value based on the corresponding with each of the mobile devices; program instructions to determine when the received plurality of demographic values corresponds to a subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds a demographic threshold value; and program instructions to trigger a convergence response based on the mobile device subset exceeding the convergence threshold value, and determining that the received plurality of demographic values corresponding to the subset of users associated with the mobile device subset exceeds the demographic threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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