Aggregate location dynometer (ALD)
View Patent ↗An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) in a physical wireless network alerts to a problematic crowd risk using location based services (LBS). An Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) comprises a Network Monitor, a Crowd Risk Determinant and an Alert Module. The Network Monitor monitors wireless traffic for a potential viral event, associated with a formation of a plurality of wireless devices. The Crowd Risk Determinant requests location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices in a given area regarding a respective viral event. The Crowd Risk Determinant determines if the viral event also indicates a crowd safety risk, based on the shape and movement of observed wireless devices. The Alert Module triggers an alert of an impending crowd problem when crowd risk is above a given threshold. Historical databases are empirically determined and maintained in the Aggregate Location Dynometer (ALD) for use in viral event and crowd risk assessment.
1. An aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer comprising:
a network monitor to monitor a wireless network for an indication of a possible viral event;
a crowd risk determinant to assess location information pertaining to a possible viral event triggered by said network monitor; and
an alert module to alert in an event of a public safety risk determined from an analysis of said possible viral event.
2. The aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a historical database maintaining location-based information indicating a possible viral event associated with a plurality of wireless devices.
3. The aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer according to claim 2 , wherein said historical databases comprises:
an acceptable/non-acceptable crowd shape database.
4. The aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer according to claim 2 , wherein said historical databases comprises:
a configurable parameter threshold database.
5. The aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer according to claim 2 , wherein said historical databases comprises:
a historical wireless device location trends database.
6. The aggregate location dynometer in a physical wireless network server, said aggregate location dynometer according to claim 2 , wherein said historical databases comprises:
a risk rules database.
7. A method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS), comprising:
monitoring wireless traffic for a possible impending viral event associated with a formation of a plurality of wireless devices;
requesting location information associated with said plurality of wireless devices;
determining a crowd risk of said crowd based on a shape and movement of said plurality of wireless devices; and
triggering alert of an impending crowd problem when said determined crowd risk is above a given threshold.
8. The method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS) according to claim 7 , wherein said monitoring wireless traffic comprises:
monitoring wireless traffic at a given point in a wireless network; and
comparing a given traffic parameter associated with said monitored wireless traffic with a historical traffic parameter associated with crowd risk determination.
9. The method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS) according to claim 8 , wherein:
said given point is at a given base station in said wireless network.
10. The method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS) according to claim 8 , further comprising:
logging a snapshot look at current location data associated with location data.
11. The method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS) according to claim 7 , wherein said requesting location information comprises:
initiating a location request; and
comparing a viral pattern of respective locations of said plurality of wireless devices to predetermined risk rules.
12. The method of alerting to a problematic crowd risk with location based services (LBS) according to claim 11 , further comprising:
logging said viral pattern.