Wireless Network Location Signature Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rapid creation and deployment of new applications for wireless devices lead to an increased number of unknown location signatures, causing location information to be undetected as it passes through wireless networks, as the networks' outdated lists fail to recognize these new signatures.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for extracting location signatures from data received from mobile devices, which determines the location of a wireless communication device, identifies location signatures within the data, and updates the list of known signatures in real-time to recognize and process location information from new applications without waiting for comprehensive updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the wireless network uses a static list of known location signatures to detect location information, then the detection process is simple and fast, but new applications with unknown location signatures cannot be recognized
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by extracting and analyzing location information from application data before formal detection is needed. The location signature extraction module proactively identifies signatures from multiple applications and stores them in advance, so when new applications send location information, the signatures are already recognized. This prevents the contradiction by preparing the signature database beforehand rather than reacting to each new application.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless network system serves itself by automatically extracting, analyzing, and storing location signatures from application data without requiring manual updates or external intervention. The location signature extraction module continuously monitors application communications, autonomously identifies new signatures, and updates the signature database. This self-updating mechanism resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to new applications while maintaining automated operation without increasing operational complexity.
2Measurement precision
If the wireless network waits for comprehensive updates to recognize new location signatures, then accuracy is maintained, but detection delays occur and location information may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary extraction and storage of location signatures from application data before detection is needed. The location signature extraction module continuously monitors and captures signatures from multiple applications, storing them in advance in the signature database. This ensures that when new applications send location information, the signatures are already recognized, eliminating detection delays while maintaining accuracy through pre-validated signature storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The location signature extraction module operates continuously, constantly monitoring application data and extracting signatures in real-time rather than periodically or on-demand. This continuous operation ensures that new location signatures are captured and added to the database immediately upon appearance, maintaining both high recognition accuracy and minimal detection delay. The continuous extraction process prevents time loss by ensuring the signature database is always up-to-date with current applications.
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AI summary
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for extracting location signatures from data received from mobile devices on a wireless communication network. In a particular embodiment, a method provides, upon determining a location of a wireless communication device, receiving data generated by an application executing on the wireless communication device and using the location to determine whether the data contains information pertaining to the location of the wireless communication device. If the data contains the information pertaining to the location of the wireless communication device, the method provides identifying a location signature specific to the application and using the location signature to determine whether subsequent data transferred from a plurality of wireless communication devices contains information pertaining to a location of any of the plurality of wireless communication devices.