Patent ID: 9445391
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F,G08G,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for filtering location data from a plurality of devices in a wireless network for use in a mobility analysis of a group of devices of one or more specific device types, the method comprising: receiving location data from the devices, the location data from each device including a unique identifier; determining the devices that belong to the group of devices of one or more specific device types and are relevant to the mobility analysis based on the unique identifier; and forwarding the location data for those devices determined to belong to the group of devices to an analyser module for use in the mobility analysis; performing, according to a first schedule, the mobility analysis based on the location data stored in a location database to generate mobility analysis results for the devices found to belong to the group of devices; performing, according to a second schedule, a device relevancy analysis to determine whether each device belongs to the group of devices; and updating a device database device records based on device information associated with one or more devices determined not to belong to the group of devices to indicate whether each device belongs to the group of devices.