A method of detecting location includes receiving, on a mobile device, a plurality of previously stored WiFi hotspots; detecting, on the mobile device, a plurality of surrounding WiFi hotspots; comparing the plurality of surrounding WiFi hotspots to determine one or more differences between the plurality of previously stored WiFi hotspots; determining the differences satisfy a difference threshold; sending the plurality of surrounding WiFi hotspots to a location lookup system; and receiving a response from the location lookup system.

Disclosed is a method for identifying location of a first container within a group of containers. Each container has an identification code and includes a sensor unit. The sensor unit includes communication means and a movement detector. The method includes at least a first sensor unit of the first container transmitting a first message including a first identification code of the first container, and at least one communication module receiving the first message. The at least one communication module analyzes the received first message, compares the received first identification code to a list of stored identification codes, updates the list of stored identification codes by addition of the first identification code when the first identification code is absent from the list, and transmits a second message to a server, the second message including the first identification code for the server to update the location of the first container.

A tracking system that tracks persons and/or objects of interest without the need for triangulation techniques is disclosed. The tracking system utilizes very low power active radio frequency tags with limited effective broadcast range that operate only in the transmit mode with no need to establish two-way communication with any part of the system. The person or object of interest is provided with a radio frequency tag incorporating a unique identifier. Gateways connected to a common network interface are positioned relative to specific areas within the facility to be monitored. A computer connected to the same network as the gateways analyzes data relating to the strength of the of the radio frequency signals received by the radio frequency receivers from the radio frequency tags to determine if, and when, persons and/or objects of interest are present within particular subareas within the facility.

Various systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for locating a patron and delivering an order. One example method may comprise detecting a mobile device of a customer at an establishment. The example method may further comprise determining a location of the mobile device of the customer within the establishment. The example method may further comprise linking the determined location to an order placed by the customer. The example method may further comprise enabling delivery of the order to the customer at the determined location. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are also provided.

Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle that indicate distances between the mobile device and the sensors. When the signal strength values indicate the mobile device is within the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of the vehicle corresponding to the one of the sensors that provided signal strength values that peaked earliest in time. The mobile device may be determined to be within the vehicle by using a hypothesis test comparing a threshold signal strength value to the signal strength values.

In one example embodiment, a Wi-Fi based location determination technique both determines one or more locations of a mobile device, and calculates a confidence score for each determined location. A request is received at a certified location service executing on a server for one or more locations of the mobile device and a data package. The data package may include an indication of a plurality of beacons observed by the mobile device. The certified location service determines one or more locations of the mobile device based on a calculated location of at least some of the plurality of beacons. The certified location service also determines a confidence score for each beacon used in determining each location. An overall confidence score for each determined location may be calculated based on a combination of the confidence scores for each of the beacons used in the determination of the location.

Improvements to signaling procedures for use in physical random access channel (PRACH)-based proximity detection are disclosed. Signaling and signaling processes from a serving base station may trigger a more efficient and reliable transmission of PRACH from related user equipment (UE). At the dynamic power nodes (DPNs) monitoring for such PRACH-based proximity, features are disclosed which establish neighbor lists for more efficient management of detection and proximity activation.

A method, a server, and a terminal device of deleting a piece of push information are disclosed. The method includes: determining geographical location information of a terminal device; determining, according to the geographical location information and a preset database, whether the terminal device enters a regional range corresponding to a place, and if affirmative, pushing a piece of information related to the place to the terminal device, the database storing regional range information of each place and related pieces of information; and after determining that the terminal device leaves the regional range corresponding to the place, sending an instruction of deleting the piece of push information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device deletes the piece of push information. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, interference caused by pieces of push information to the daily life of users can be avoided.

An electronic patient monitoring system and method of operation that includes one or more generally non-metal, tamper-resistant patient identification and monitoring devices, an observer transmitter/receiver device configured to receive and detect one or more beacon signals that exceed a predetermined threshold from at least one of the not easily removable patient identification and monitoring devices, set a time to hold open a window for a response on the transmitter/receiver device, and send a request for information to the observer with the transmitter/receiver device, and a central computer system. Each of the transmitter/receiver device and the central computer system, including, at least, a computer processor, communications components and system software to communicate with the observer transmitter/receiver device at specified/predetermined time intervals to receive observer- and patient-specific information.

A method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium determine the position of a mobile device. Position data items are collected that indicate if the mobile device was located in a vicinity of a predetermined public transportation building when the respective position parameter was captured. Motion data items are also collected that represent a respective motion parameter captured by the mobile device within the vicinity of the predetermined public transportation building. Based on the positioning data item(s), the motion data item(s) and/or public transportation data, it is determined if the mobile device has left the vicinity of the predetermined public transportation building on board a public transportation vehicle and/or has arrived at the vicinity of the predetermined public transportation building on board a public transportation vehicle and, if so, the motion data item(s) are associated with a boarding or waiting and/or arrival area for passengers of the public transportation vehicle.