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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Sam Song Liang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Huan Chang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jun Yang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Zhigang Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yun Fu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chenyu Wang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ying Chang, Stanford, CA (US);
Sam Song Liang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Huan Chang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jun Yang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Zhigang Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yun Fu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chenyu Wang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ying Chang, Stanford, CA (US);
Alohar Mobile Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatuses for automatically determining user stays of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One embodiment includes a network server operative to receive sensed location information of a mobile device. Further, the network server and/or a controller of the mobile device are operative to determine the mobile device is within a specific distance of a specific location for at least specific minimum time duration based on the location information, determine a start time of a user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance, and determine an end time of the user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance.