Patent ID: 9351124
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G01S,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method for use in a distributed sensor network for location determination, the method performed by a first connected sensor having accurate location data and comprising the steps of: detecting an identifying signal of a second sensor in proximity to the first sensor, wherein the second sensor is a mobile sensor; electronically transmitting to the second sensor a first set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the first sensor; electronically receiving from the identified second sensor a second set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the second sensor, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of electronic transactions comprises transaction data with one or more objects of interest; merging the first set of electronic transactions with the second set of electronic transactions into an updated set of electronic transactions; storing the updated set of electronic transactions; and, transmitting the updated set of electronic transactions over a network to a current state database, wherein the updated transactions in the current state database may be accessed by a location server to determine the location of the one or more objects of interest.