METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONFIRM CO-LOCATION OF MULTIPLE DEVICES WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA

摘要

A method and system to confirm co-location of multiple devices within a geographic area, while filtering spurious alarms, is provided. An example method comprises processing first GPS data obtained from a first GPS sensor and second GPS data obtained from a second GPS sensor. A sensing data evaluator compares a sensing error from the first GPS data and a sensing error from the second GPS data. Based on the result of the comparing, the sensing data evaluator determines whether the sensing errors are to be ignored. An approach where an alarm that otherwise would be generated is disabled or canceled may be termed as filtering spurious alarms.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring co-location of electronic devices in a geographical zone, the method comprising:
processing first global positioning system (GPS) data obtained using a first GPS sensor of a first electronic device, the first GPS data to identify a first geographic location of the first electronic device; processing second GPS data obtained using a second GPS sensor of a second electronic device, the second GPS data to identify a second geographic location of the second electronic device; determining a distance between the first geographic location of the first electronic device and the second geographic location of the second device; and triggering an alarm if the distance exceeds a permitted distance.