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Patent drawing for Tracking systems and methods for remotely tracking a location of a person on a map of a monitored premise
US 9,813,992 B2
Wireless US 9,813,992 B2 Not in force

Tracking systems and methods for remotely tracking a location of a person on a map of a monitored premise

This invention describes a system for tracking people's locations inside buildings. Each person carries a mobile device that detects nearby wireless network access points, like Wi-Fi routers, which are at known locations. The device then sends this information to a central system, which can share the person's location with others. The first claim specifically describes how the mobile device itself can help set up and edit the map of the building by showing available access points and their signal strengths.

Why it matters: Filed before widespread adoption of advanced indoor positioning systems, the claims' focus on on-device map editing and real-time location display using Wi-Fi signal strength is now more feasible. Modern mobile devices have significantly improved processing power and integrated sensors, making such real-time, on-device processing and mapping more efficient and accurate than in 2014.

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How hard to build
SpecializedSoftware logic, mobile app, backend system

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