IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,365
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,365 · App. 16/878,813 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Systems and methods for mapping indoor user movement using a combination of Wi-Fi and 60 GHz sensing

Inventors: Rajesh S. Pazhyannur (Fremont, CA); Anand Oswal (Pleasanton, CA); Arun G. Khanna (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
H04L41/0806H04W4/029H04W76/10H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 11,218,365
App. No.
16/878,813
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to mapping indoor user movement using a combination of Wi-Fi and 60 GHz sensing. The methods include detecting, via a Wi-Fi access point, a wireless device associated with a first user, wherein the Wi-Fi access point is configured to determine location information and a device signature associated with the wireless device; transmitting the location information of the wireless device to a 11ay sensor; detecting the first user, via the 11ay sensor, based on the location information of the wireless device; creating a user signature associated with the first user, wherein the user signature is based on one or more physical characteristics of the first user detected by the 11ay sensor; and using the device signature associated with the wireless device and the user signature associated with the first user to subsequently identify the first user.

Claims (54)

1. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause one or more components of the system to perform operations comprising:

detecting, via a Wi-Fi access point, a wireless device associated with a first user, wherein the Wi-Fi access point is one of a plurality of Wi-Fi access points and is configured to determine location information and a device signature associated with the wireless device;

transmitting the location information of the wireless device to a 11ay sensor, wherein the 11ay sensor is one of a plurality of 11ay sensors;

detecting the first user, via the 11ay sensor, based on the location information of the wireless device;

creating a user signature associated with the first user, wherein the user signature is based on one or more physical characteristics of the first user detected by the 11ay sensor; and

using the device signature associated with the wireless device and the user signature associated with the first user to subsequently identify the first user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location information comprises:

one or more location coordinates of the wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing the location information, the device signature, and the user signature in one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of 11ay sensors is configured to continuously detect a plurality of users based on a plurality of location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices, the plurality of location information transmitted to the plurality of 11ay sensors by the plurality of Wi-Fi access points.

5. The system of claim 4 , the operations further comprising:

subsequently detecting the first user based on a subsequent location information of the wireless device associated with the first user; and

identifying the first user as a previously detected user based on the user signature and the device signature stored in the one or more databases.

6. The system of claim 5 , the operations further comprising:

storing the subsequent location information of the first user in the one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

7. The system of claim 6 , the operations further comprising:

mapping a path traversed by the first user based on one or more subsequent location information of the first user.

8. A method, comprising:

detecting, via a Wi-Fi access point, a wireless device associated with a first user, wherein the Wi-Fi access point is one of a plurality of Wi-Fi access points and is configured to determine location information and a device signature associated with the wireless device;

transmitting the location information of the wireless device to a 11ay sensor, wherein the 11ay sensor is one of a plurality of 11ay sensors;

detecting the first user, via the 11ay sensor, based on the location information of the wireless device;

creating a user signature associated with the first user, wherein the user signature is based on one or more physical characteristics of the first user detected by the 11ay sensor; and

using the device signature associated with the wireless device and the user signature associated with the first user to subsequently identify the first user.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the location information comprises:

one or more location coordinates of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

storing the location information, the device signature, and the user signature in one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of 11ay sensors is configured to continuously detect a plurality of users based on a plurality of location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices, the plurality of location information transmitted to the plurality of 11ay sensors by the plurality of Wi-Fi access points.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

subsequently detecting the first user based on a subsequent location information of the wireless device associated with the first user; and

identifying the first user as a previously detected user based on the user signature and the device signature stored in the one or more databases.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

storing the subsequent location information of the first user in the one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

mapping a path traversed by the first user based on one or more subsequent location information of the first user.

15. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause performance of operations comprising:

detecting, via a Wi-Fi access point, a wireless device associated with a first user, wherein the Wi-Fi access point is one of a plurality of Wi-Fi access points and is configured to determine location information and a device signature associated with the wireless device;

transmitting the location information of the wireless device to a 11ay sensor, wherein the 11ay sensor is one of a plurality of 11ay sensors;

detecting the first user, via the 11ay sensor, based on the location information of the wireless device;

creating a user signature associated with the first user, wherein the user signature is based on one or more physical characteristics of the first user detected by the 11ay sensor; and

using the device signature associated with the wireless device and the user signature associated with the first user to subsequently identify the first user.

16. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing the location information, the device signature, and the user signature in one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

17. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of 11ay sensors is configured to continuously detect a plurality of users based on a plurality of location information associated with a plurality of wireless devices, the plurality of location information transmitted to the plurality of 11ay sensors by the plurality of Wi-Fi access points.

18. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

subsequently detecting the first user based on a subsequent location information of the wireless device associated with the first user; and

identifying the first user as a previously detected user based on the user signature and the device signature stored in the one or more databases.

19. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

storing the subsequent location information of the first user in the one or more databases associated with the plurality of 11ay sensors.

20. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

mapping a path traversed by the first user based on one or more subsequent location information of the first user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: PAZHYANNUR, RAJESH S.; OSWAL, ANAND; KHANNA, ARUN
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 053577/0341 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62914177 · Oct 11, 2019
Related Publication 20210112373A1 · Apr 15, 2021