Patent ID: 9689698
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G01C,G08G,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of temporarily associating a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the method comprising: receiving, at a server, positional data relating to position and movement of a plurality of mobile devices with respect to time in a geographical region, the plurality of mobile devices comprising a first mobile device and a second mobile device, wherein the first mobile device is associated with a user, and wherein the second mobile device is associated with a vehicle capable of transporting the user; processing, at one or more processors of the server, the received positional data to determine if the first mobile device is moving concurrently with the second mobile device along substantially the same travel path; creating, when such a determination is made, a temporary association between the first mobile device and the second mobile device at the server; and using the temporary association to provide at least one of: data concerning the first mobile device to the second mobile device; and data concerning the second mobile device to the first mobile device; wherein determining if a first mobile device is moving concurrently with a second mobile device along substantially the same travel path comprises identifying, from the plurality of mobile devices, candidate mobile devices, wherein each candidate mobile device is associated with a vehicle and is within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device.