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User & Device Layer

The consumer's mobile device is the origin of location and movement events. This layer distinguishes between device identity, user identity and permission scope.

High Observed AlignmentPublicly Documented CapabilityTechnical ObservationFurther Technical Review Required
Layer 1

Components observed

Consumer mobile device

iOS or Android handset carried by the end user.

Mobile application

First-party or partner app that hosts the Movement SDK.

Device permissions

OS-level location permission scopes (foreground / background).

GPS

Primary source of high-accuracy coordinates outdoors.

Wi-Fi

Assists positioning indoors and in urban canyons.

Cellular data

Coarse positioning fallback and network context.

Bluetooth signals

Where publicly documented, adds micro-location context.

Time signals

Local time context used by downstream relevance logic.

Relationship to the patent

Corresponds to the consumer device supplying location context in the patent architecture.

Technical Observation
Note

The distinction between anonymous, pseudonymous and identified users is not confirmed for every deployment and is treated as Further Technical Review Required.

Further Technical Review Required
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