Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clustering location and time for location prediction
- Patent Title (中): 聚类位置和时间进行位置预测
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Application No.: US13313741Application Date: 2011-12-07
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Publication No.: US08412234B1Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Sara Gatmir-Motahari , Phyllis Reuther
- Applicant: Sara Gatmir-Motahari , Phyllis Reuther
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00

Abstract:
The invention is directed to methods for predicting future locations based on time clustering. Historical location data from a particular period of time is used to identify locations or places. The period of time is divided into even time slots. For each time slot, a probability distribution is computed by calculating a probability that the mobile device is located at each identified location during that time slot. The time slots are clustered into time slot groups based on similar probability distributions. For each time slot group, a probability distribution is calculated representing a probability that the mobile device is present at each location during the period of time defined by the time slot group.
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