Characterizing movement behaviors of wireless nodes in a network

    公开(公告)号:US10425912B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US16250043

    申请日:2019-01-17

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device receives location estimates for a wireless node in a network, each location estimate having an associated timestamp. The device applies hierarchical clustering to the received location estimates and their associated timestamps, to identify locations and points in time in which the wireless node was stationary. The device performs sequence modeling on the identified locations and points in time in which the wireless node was stationary, to form a sequence of locations and associated time periods in which the wireless node was stationary. The device associates the wireless node with a behavioral profile based on the sequence of locations and associated time periods in which the wireless node. The device generates, based in part on the behavioral profile for the wireless node, a predictive model that predicts a location of the wireless node at a particular point in time.

    Conserving battery life during Bluetooth device localization

    公开(公告)号:US11265827B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US17304473

    申请日:2021-06-22

    Abstract: Various embodiments herein disclose improving battery life while determining a location of a Bluetooth device. A corresponding method comprises receiving an identifier for a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device to locate in an environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs). The method further comprises identifying a first AP of the plurality of APs communicating with the BLE device at a first power level. The method also comprises instructing, using the first AP, the BLE device to increase a transmission power level of the BLE device until a threshold number of APs of the plurality of APs, including the first AP, receive communications from the BLE device. The method additionally comprises receiving an RSSI value from each of the threshold number of APs based on the communications from the BLE device. The method also comprises computing a location of the BLE device in the environment based on the RSSI values.

    Location-based, context-aware challenge-response authentication

    公开(公告)号:US11238148B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16273947

    申请日:2019-02-12

    Abstract: Location-based, context-aware challenge-response authentication may be provided. First, a challenge may be provided to a user. The challenge may be based on a context corresponding to the user. The context corresponding to the user may comprise a location of a device associated with the user within an environment. Next, in response to providing the challenge, a response to the challenge may be received from the user. Then, in response to receiving the response to the challenge, it may be determined that the response is a correct answer to the challenge. In response to determining the response is the correct answer, a privilege may be provided to the user.

    Multi-protocol concurrent RSSI and AoA for location computation

    公开(公告)号:US11143738B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16989204

    申请日:2020-08-10

    Abstract: An access point includes first and second radios that operate in accordance with first and second wireless protocols, respectively. The access point performs a method including receiving a first protocol packet of the first wireless protocol and a second protocol packet of the second wireless protocol transmitted by a wireless device over a communication channel, and measuring a first received power of the first protocol packet and a second received power of the second protocol packet at the access point. The method further includes determining whether reception times of the first protocol packet and the second protocol packet are within a coherence time for the communication channel and, when the reception times are within the coherence time, combining the first received power and the second received power into a multiprotocol received power. The method also includes determining a location of the wireless device based on the multiprotocol received power.

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