US 12,219,434 B2
Electronic location identification and tracking system with beacon clustering
Michael Kusens, Southwest Ranches, FL (US)
Assigned to COLLATERAL OPPORTUNITIES OF NEVAD, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by COLLATERAL OPPORTUNITIES OF NEVADA, LLC, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/395,899.
Application 18/395,899 is a continuation of application No. 18/107,898, filed on Feb. 9, 2023, granted, now 11,856,488.
Application 18/107,898 is a continuation of application No. 17/166,847, filed on Feb. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,582,583, issued on Feb. 14, 2023.
Application 17/166,847 is a continuation of application No. 16/655,785, filed on Oct. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,917,749, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 16/655,785 is a continuation of application No. 15/996,604, filed on Jun. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,469,995, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 15/996,604 is a continuation of application No. 15/698,484, filed on Sep. 7, 2017, granted, now 9,998,857, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Application 15/698,484 is a continuation of application No. 15/238,036, filed on Aug. 16, 2016, granted, now 9,774,991, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/205,833, filed on Aug. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129691 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G01S 1/042 (2013.01); G01S 5/02529 (2020.05); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic system for determining a presence of a person at a particular area within a geographical location, comprising:
a location identification and tracking computer system application (“App”) running on a portable electronic device on the person of an individual located within the location; and
a plurality of wireless beacons disposed at different areas within a geographical location, each of the plurality of wireless beacons transmitting a wireless signal for receipt by the App when the portable electronic device is within range of the wireless signal,
wherein each signal transmitted by each wireless beacon contains a unique identifier identifying the wireless beacon who transmitted the signal,
wherein the App includes instructions to allow the App to electronically determine whether each beacon signal received is from a beacon whose unique identifier is previously programmed into the App;
wherein the App includes instructions so that for each known beacon signal received by the App the App electronically queries a database to electronically receive location properties for each known beacon,
wherein the location properties include information on the identity of beacons grouped as a particular cluster of beacons for a particular area within the location; and
wherein the App includes instructions to allow the App to electronically determining a current area of presence for the individual at the location based on determining which cluster of beacons out of a plurality of cluster of beacons for the location has a highest average signal strength.