Telemetrics based location and tracking

Abstract

A population activity mapping method may include detecting a plurality of wireless mobile devices within a geographic region. Individual wireless mobile devices may include a processor, a user interface, a transmitter and a receiver. The detecting operation may be performed by use of a wireless access point, a GPS satellite, and/or a base station, and may be performed at at least two different points in time. Input data may be provided based upon the detecting operation. A distance and speed at which the mobile devices travel within the geographic region may be discerned dependent upon the input data. The discerning operation is performed by at least one processor of a computer network. A time and/or location at which salable output is to be made available and/or an amount of salable output to be made available may be determined dependent upon the discerning operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method performed under control of a server, the method comprising:
 identifying a plurality of mobile devices located within a geographic region at more than one point in time;   detecting a current location, a speed, and a direction of travel of the identified plurality of mobile devices within the geographic region;   selecting, from the plurality of mobile devices, a set of mobile devices that are estimated to be located within a proximity of a particular location at a specified time period, wherein the selection is based on the detected current location, the speed, and the direction of travel;   determining, based on the selected set of mobile devices, a quantity of goods or services to be provided at the particular location; and   transmitting a message to at least one processor associated with the goods or services, wherein the message includes a time at which the determined quantity of the goods or services are to be provided to users associated with the set of mobile devices at the particular location.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising identifying demographic information and historical information related to the identified plurality of mobile devices. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein selecting the set of mobile devices is further based on the identified demographic information and historical information. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the particular location is associated with the goods or services to be provided based on the transmitted message from the server. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the quantity of the goods or services is based on a probability score associated with each of the set of mobile devices. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the quantity of the goods or services is further based on at least one of a day of a week and a time of a day. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying the plurality of mobile devices is based on a signal received from at least one of: a plurality of wireless access points, a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) satellites, and a plurality of base stations. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying the plurality of mobile devices is based on aggregation of data from a plurality of sources. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of sources include at least one of: a plurality of wireless access points, a plurality of global position system (GPS) satellites, and a plurality of base stations. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the quantity of the goods or services includes a first quantity, wherein the particular location includes a first location, and wherein the method further comprises:
 selecting, from the plurality of mobile devices, another set of mobile devices that are estimated to be located within a proximity of a second location at the specified time period;   determining, based on the selected another set of mobile devices, a second quantity of the goods or services; and   transmitting another message to the at least one processor associated with the goods or services, wherein the another message includes a time at which the determined second quantity of the goods or services are to be provided to users associated with the another set of mobile devices.   
     
     
         11 . A method performed under control of a server, the method comprising:
 receiving first location data and second location data, wherein the first location data is related to a plurality of wireless devices at a first point in time, and wherein the second location data is related to the plurality of wireless devices at a second point in time;   comparing the first location data of each of the plurality of wireless devices at the first point in time with the second location data of each of the plurality of wireless devices at the second point in time;   determining, based on the comparison, an activity level associated with each of the plurality of wireless devices;   determining, based on the determined activity level, a number of items to be provided at a location; and   providing an instruction to at least one processor associated with the items, wherein the instruction includes a time at which the determined number of the items are to be made available at the location.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the activity level associated with each of the plurality of wireless devices includes determining at least one of: a displacement of each of the plurality of wireless devices, and a time between measurements of the first location data of each of the plurality of wireless devices and the second location data of each of the plurality of wireless devices. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the number of the items to be provided at the location is based on a probability score associated with each of the plurality of wireless devices. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining the number of the items to be provided at the location is further based on at least one of a day of a week and a time of a day. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a mobile device locator configured to detect a plurality of mobile devices within a geographic region at two or more different points in time; and   a processor configured to be in communication with the mobile device locator, wherein the processor is configured to perform or control performance of:
 identify a current location, a speed, and a direction of travel of the detected plurality of mobile devices; 
 determine, based on the identified current location, the speed, and the direction of travel, a movement of a first set of the detected plurality of mobile devices towards a first location; 
 determine, based on the movement of the first set of the detected plurality of mobile devices towards the first location, a time at which at least a first portion of a plurality of items are to be made available to users associated with the first set of the detected plurality of mobile devices; and 
 present the determined time, on a user interface of each of the first set of the plurality of mobile devices, at which at least the first portion of the plurality of items are to be made available to the first set of the detected plurality of mobile devices. 
   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform or control performance of:
 determine, based on the current location, the speed, and the direction of travel, a movement of a second set of the detected plurality of mobile devices towards a second location;   determine, based on the movement of the second set of the detected plurality of mobile devices towards the second location, a time at which at least a second portion of the plurality of items are to be made available at the second location to users associated with the second set of the detected plurality of mobile devices; and   present the determined time, on a user interface of each of the second set of the plurality of mobile devices, at which at least the second portion of the plurality of items are to be made available to the second set of the detected plurality of mobile devices.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform or control performance of:
 identify demographic information and historical information related to the detected plurality of mobile devices.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the mobile device locator is configured to use at least one of: a wireless access point, a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) satellites, and a plurality of cellular base stations. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the mobile device locator is configured to detect the plurality of mobile devices by aggregation of data from a plurality of sources. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of sources include at least one of: a plurality of wireless access points, a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) satellites, and a plurality of base stations.