Geolocation Device Passive Signaling Active Tracking

The patent segments the monitoring population into two groups: a first group monitored passively using signaling data, and a second group monitored actively using location tracking. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high detection precision for consumers near the target area while limiting resource consumption by applying active tracking only to a subset of devices that are likely to enter the target area.

The patent applies different monitoring qualities to different spatial locations. Passive monitoring using signaling data is applied broadly across a wide area, while active location tracking is applied locally only to devices detected in neighboring cells close to the target area. This local quality approach ensures high precision where needed while conserving resources in broader regions.

The patent performs preliminary passive collection of signaling data to identify mobile devices in neighboring cells before the consumer actually enters the target area. This preliminary action allows the system to prepare active location tracking in advance, ensuring high success rate in detecting consumer entry while keeping overall resource consumption low by using passive methods for the bulk of the monitoring.

The patent uses signaling data as an intermediary to bridge passive and active monitoring. Signaling data serves as a preliminary indicator that triggers subsequent active location tracking. This intermediary approach allows the system to maintain low resource consumption during the passive monitoring phase while ensuring high success rate by activating precise tracking when the intermediary signal indicates a consumer is approaching the target area.

The patent segments the device population into two categories: devices monitored through passive signaling data collection and devices monitored through active location tracking. This segmentation simplifies the overall system complexity by avoiding the need to implement active tracking for all devices, while still maintaining high detection precision for the subset of devices that require it.

The patent applies high-precision active location tracking only locally to devices in neighboring cells near the target area, while using simpler passive signaling data collection for devices in broader regions. This local quality approach reduces device complexity by avoiding unnecessary active tracking for devices far from the target area, while maintaining high precision where it matters most.