Methods, systems, and products for determination of dominant base stations
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, electronic transaction reports sent via a data network from cellular base stations, each electronic transaction report of the electronic transaction reports reporting a time of usage of a corresponding one of the cellular base stations to an identifier associated with a mobile device;
summing, by the server, times of usage reported by each one of the cellular base stations to generate a total time of usage associated with the each one of the cellular base stations, the total time of usage in an electronic association with the identifier associated with the mobile device;
determining, by the server, a dominant cellular base station of the cellular base stations based on the electronic transaction reports sent from the cellular base stations, the dominant cellular base station having a greatest total time of usage of all the cellular base stations utilized by the mobile device;
retrieving, by the server, a geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station determined from the electronic transaction reports; and
assigning, by the server, the geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station as a residential home location associated with the identifier associated with the mobile device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products determine home locations of mobile devices. Times of usages of network base stations are summed to determine a dominant base station that is frequently used by a mobile device. The dominant base station is assigned as a home location for the mobile device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, electronic transaction reports sent via a data network from cellular base stations, each electronic transaction report of the electronic transaction reports reporting a time of usage of a corresponding one of the cellular base stations to an identifier associated with a mobile device; summing, by the server, times of usage reported by each one of the cellular base stations to generate a total time of usage associated with the each one of the cellular base stations, the total time of usage in an electronic association with the identifier associated with the mobile device; determining, by the server, a dominant cellular base station of the cellular base stations based on the electronic transaction reports sent from the cellular base stations, the dominant cellular base station having a greatest total time of usage of all the cellular base stations utilized by the mobile device; retrieving, by the server, a geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station determined from the electronic transaction reports; and assigning, by the server, the geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station as a residential home location associated with the identifier associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving electronic transaction reports sent via a data network from cellular base stations, each electronic transaction report of the electronic transaction reports associating a time of usage of a corresponding one of the cellular base stations to an identifier associated with a mobile device; summing times of usage reported by each one of the cellular base stations to generate a total time of usage associated with the each one of the cellular base stations, the total time of usage in an electronic association with the identifier associated with the mobile device; determining a dominant cellular base station of the cellular base stations from the electronic transaction reports sent from the cellular base stations, the dominant cellular base station having a greatest total time of usage of all the cellular base stations utilized by the mobile device; retrieving a geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station determined from the electronic transaction reports; and assigning the geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station as a residential home location associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving electronic transaction reports sent via a data network from cellular base stations, each electronic transaction report of the electronic transaction reports associating a time of usage of a corresponding one of the cellular base stations to an identifier associated with a mobile device; summing times of usage reported by each one of the cellular base stations to generate a total time of usage associated with the each one of the cellular base stations, the total time of usage in an electronic association with the identifier associated with the mobile device; determining a dominant cellular base station of the cellular base stations from the electronic transaction reports sent from the cellular base stations, the dominant cellular base station having a greatest total time of usage of all the cellular base stations utilized by the mobile device; retrieving a geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station determined from the electronic transaction reports; and assigning the geographical location associated with the dominant cellular base station as a residential home location associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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