US 11,895,556 B2
Systems and methods for correlating encounters between entities via ubiquitous networks
Jan Morten Braathen, Redmond, WA (US); Merril Ray Newman, Schaumburg, IL (US); and Timothy Wayne Simerly, Cumming, GA (US)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/410,208.
Prior Publication US 2023/0063401 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G16H 50/80 (2018.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [G06F 16/288 (2019.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G16H 50/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a plurality of access points (APs) of a network, beacons from a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices has a unique identifier;
storing a plurality of temporal locations associating each of the plurality of devices with associated beacon reception times and beacon reception APs;
correlating the plurality of temporal locations with an incident database to determine temporal and physical overlap between incidents of the incident database and the plurality of temporal locations; and
reporting data based on the correlating.