Analytic and tracking systems and methods using over-the-air identifiers of mobile devices

摘要

Analytic and tracking systems and methods are described that use over-the-air identifiers (OTAIs) of mobile devices for tracking, dispatch, identification, etc. In particular, the analytic and tracking systems and methods can include various OTAI sensors that are communicatively coupled to a server and with one another. The OTAI sensors are configured to identify proximate mobile devices concurrent with at least one additional piece of information. The analytic and tracking systems and methods can process identified mobile devices and the additional pieces of information for a plurality of applications.

主权项

1. An identifying and tracking method, comprising:
operating a plurality of sensors across a geographic region; capturing an over-the-air identifier of a device at one of the plurality of sensors; capturing additional incident information associated with the device; correlating the captured over-the-air identifier and associated additional incident information to detect triggers indicative of situations of interest; and in response to detecting a situation of interest, performing an action related to over-the-air identifiers of interest related to the situation of interest; wherein capturing the over-the-air identifier of the device at one of the plurality of sensors comprises capturing a Media Access Control (MAC) address based on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) probe request compliant to IEEE 802.11; and wherein capturing the additional incident information associated with the device comprises capturing one of video, audio, radio frequency identification, and information input by an individual.