Patent ID: 9084103
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G01S,G08B,H04W

Abstract:
1. An identifying and tracking method, comprising: operating a plurality of sensors across a geographic region; capturing an over-the-air identifier of a device at one of the plurality of sensors; capturing additional incident information associated with the device; correlating the captured over-the-air identifier and associated additional incident information to detect triggers indicative of situations of interest; and in response to detecting a situation of interest, performing an action related to over-the-air identifiers of interest related to the situation of interest; wherein capturing the over-the-air identifier of the device at one of the plurality of sensors comprises capturing a Media Access Control (MAC) address based on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) probe request compliant to IEEE 802.11; and wherein capturing the additional incident information associated with the device comprises capturing one of video, audio, radio frequency identification, and information input by an individual.