Leveraging location data from mobile devices for user classification
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining location data from signals transmitted by a first plurality of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network provided in a predefined physical space, wherein the first plurality of mobile wireless devices are moving within the predefined physical space, and wherein the location data comprises a plurality of location data time points, each location data time point including a timestamp, a unique mobile wireless device identifier, and location information indicating where within the predefined physical space an associated mobile wireless device is located;
aggregating, for each mobile wireless device, location data time points to generate a set of aggregated location data for each mobile wireless device;
analyzing, for each mobile wireless device, the set of aggregated location data to determine characteristics corresponding to time-dependent behavior and location-specific behavior of the corresponding mobile wireless device, including;
a dwell time indicating how long the corresponding mobile wireless device has resided at a particular location inside the predefined physical space;
a measure of floor dispersion indicating a first spatial distribution of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and
a measure of location dispersion indicating a second spatial distribution, different from the first spatial distribution, of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and
classifying a user of each corresponding mobile wireless device into a category of a plurality of categories based on the determined characteristics.
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Abstract
Location data is obtained from signals transmitted by a first plurality of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network, wherein the first plurality of mobile wireless devices are moving within a predefined space, and wherein the location data comprises a plurality of location data time points, each location data time point including a timestamp, a unique mobile wireless device identifier, and location information indicating where in the predefined space an associated mobile wireless device is located. For each mobile wireless device, location data time points are aggregated to generate a set of aggregated location data for each mobile wireless device, and the set of aggregated location data is analyzed to determine characteristics corresponding to time-dependent behavior and location-specific behavior of the corresponding mobile wireless device. A user of each corresponding mobile wireless device is classified into a category of a plurality of categories based on the determined characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining location data from signals transmitted by a first plurality of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network provided in a predefined physical space, wherein the first plurality of mobile wireless devices are moving within the predefined physical space, and wherein the location data comprises a plurality of location data time points, each location data time point including a timestamp, a unique mobile wireless device identifier, and location information indicating where within the predefined physical space an associated mobile wireless device is located; aggregating, for each mobile wireless device, location data time points to generate a set of aggregated location data for each mobile wireless device; analyzing, for each mobile wireless device, the set of aggregated location data to determine characteristics corresponding to time-dependent behavior and location-specific behavior of the corresponding mobile wireless device, including; a dwell time indicating how long the corresponding mobile wireless device has resided at a particular location inside the predefined physical space; a measure of floor dispersion indicating a first spatial distribution of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and a measure of location dispersion indicating a second spatial distribution, different from the first spatial distribution, of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and classifying a user of each corresponding mobile wireless device into a category of a plurality of categories based on the determined characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface unit configured enable network communications; a memory; and a processor coupled to the network interface unit and configured to; obtain location data from signals transmitted by a first plurality of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network provided in a predefined physical space, wherein the first plurality of mobile wireless devices are moving within the predefined physical space, and wherein the location data comprises a plurality of location data time points, each location data time point including a timestamp, a unique mobile wireless device identifier, and location information indicating where within the predefined physical space an associated mobile wireless device is located; aggregate, for each mobile wireless device, location data time points to generate a set of aggregated location data for each mobile wireless device, and store the set of aggregated location data in the memory; analyze, for each mobile wireless device, the set of aggregated location data to determine characteristics corresponding to time-dependent behavior and location-specific behavior of the corresponding mobile wireless device, including; a dwell time indicating how long the corresponding mobile wireless device has resided at a particular location inside the predefined physical space; a measure of floor dispersion indicating a first spatial distribution of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and a measure of location dispersion indicating a second spatial distribution, different from the first spatial distribution, of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and classify a user of each corresponding mobile wireless device into a category of a plurality of categories based on the determined characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to:
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obtain location data from signals transmitted by a first plurality of mobile wireless devices in a wireless network provided in a predefined physical space, wherein the first plurality of mobile wireless devices are moving within the predefined physical space, and wherein the location data comprises a plurality of location data time points, each location data time point including a timestamp, a unique mobile wireless device identifier, and location information indicating where within the predefined physical space an associated mobile wireless device is located; aggregate, for each mobile wireless device, location data time points to generate a set of aggregated location data for each mobile wireless device, and store the set of aggregated location data in memory; analyze, for each mobile wireless device, the set of aggregated location data to determine characteristics corresponding to time-dependent behavior and location-specific behavior of the corresponding mobile wireless device, including; a dwell time indicating how long the corresponding mobile wireless device has resided at a particular location inside the predefined physical space; a measure of floor dispersion indicating a first spatial distribution of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and a measure of location dispersion indicating a second spatial distribution, different from the first spatial distribution, of the corresponding mobile wireless device within the predefined physical space; and classify a user of each corresponding mobile wireless device into a category of a plurality of categories based on the determined characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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