System and method for utilizing IP-based wireless telecommunications client location data
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04L-012/28
H04W-008/08
H04W-004/02
H04W-008/04
H04W-008/10
H04W-084/12
출원번호
US-0446454
(2007-10-22)
등록번호
US-8953567
(2015-02-10)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2007/082136
(2007-10-22)
§371/§102 date
20110110
(20110110)
국제공개번호
WO2008/051929
(2008-05-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Annamalai, Magesh
출원인 / 주소
T—Mobile USA, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
4인용 특허 :
58
초록▼
A location provision facility communicates with a mobile telecommunications device over an IP-based telecommunications network to obtain information that enables the facility to determine a location of the telecommunications device. The facility and/or the telecommunications device store the determi
A location provision facility communicates with a mobile telecommunications device over an IP-based telecommunications network to obtain information that enables the facility to determine a location of the telecommunications device. The facility and/or the telecommunications device store the determined location. In response to requests from location-based applications for the location of the telecommunications device, the facility can provide the location-based applications with the stored or calculated location.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for provisioning location information of wireless handheld devices communicating via a wireless local area computer networks (WLAN) for location-based services the method comprising: receiving a registration request from a wireless handheld device at a server computer, wherein the handhe
1. A method for provisioning location information of wireless handheld devices communicating via a wireless local area computer networks (WLAN) for location-based services the method comprising: receiving a registration request from a wireless handheld device at a server computer, wherein the handheld device is capable of communicating over both a cellular phone network under a wireless protocol and an internet protocol (IP)-based WLAN under a WLAN protocol,wherein the IP-based WLAN protocol differs from the wireless protocol for the cellular phone network,wherein the wireless protocol for the cellular phone network includes multiple layers in a protocol stack, including an IP layer,wherein the IP-based WLAN includes at least one wireless access point for communicating with the wireless handheld device under a known IP-based WLAN protocol, andwherein the registration request is received for communication over the WLAN;obtaining location information regarding a geographic location of the wireless handheld device, wherein the location information includes at least one location parameter defined by a location-based service application;registering the handheld device for communication over the WLAN, wherein the registering includes storing the location information of the handheld device on at least one storage element;providing the location information to a location-based service provider in response to a first location request from the location-based service provider if the location information satisfies the at least one location parameter, wherein the location information is provided over a user plane,wherein the user plane employs an abstraction platform configured to deliver services over the cellular phone network, andwherein the abstraction platform permits the location-based service provider to program applications that deliver services over the cellular phone network by ignoring protocol stack layers below the IP layer; andobtaining updated location information in response to a second location request, wherein the second location request is received when the at least one location parameter is not satisfied by the location information received in response to the first location request. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless handheld devices employs at least a portion of an Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) protocol to communicate with the WLAN, and wherein providing the location information over the user plane comprises providing the location information over Secure User Plane Location (SUPL). 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the registering further includes: determining whether the locally stored location satisfies the at least one location parameter at the handheld device; and,providing the location information to the location-based service provider if the location information satisfies the at least one location parameter. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the location information is provided to the handheld device for local storage. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the storing comprises storing the location information of the handheld device in a database coupled to the server computer. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein registering further comprises obtaining an electronic address associated with an access point of a WLAN; associating the location information regarding the geographic location of the handheld device with the electronic address; and storing the associated information on the database coupled to the server computer. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the obtaining location information, obtaining an electronic address, storing the location information, associating and providing are performed on the handheld device. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a location-based service at the handheld device directly from the location-based service provider over the WLAN via the abstraction platform. 9. A system for providing location-based services to a mobile device, comprising: means for communicating with the mobile device based on a Generic Access Network (GAN) protocol;means for obtaining location information associated with a physical location of the mobile device, wherein the location information includes at least one location parameter defined by a location-based service application;means for providing the location information regarding the physical location of the mobile device to a location-based services provider in response to a first location request from the location-based services application, wherein the location information is provided to the location-based service provider over a user plane including an abstraction platform, andwherein the abstraction platform permits the location-based service provider to program applications that deliver services over a cellular phone network by ignoring protocol stack layers below an IP layer;means for receiving content for at least one service from the location-based service application if the location information satisfies the at least one location parameter; andmeans for obtaining updated location information associated with the physical location of the mobile device in response to a second location request, wherein the second request is generated when the at least one location parameter is not satisfied by the location information received in response to the first location request. 10. The system of claim 9, further comprising means for storing the location information of the mobile device. 11. The system of claim 9 wherein the user plane includes Secure User Plane Location (SUPL). 12. The system of claim 9 wherein the physical location of the mobile device is provided to the location-based services provider over a control plane. 13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for providing location-based services to a mobile telecommunications device, the computer program including instructions to perform a method comprising: obtaining location information associated with a geographic location of the mobile telecommunications device, wherein the mobile telecommunications device is configured for voice communications over a cellular network and for communications over an IP-based network;storing the location information during registration of the mobile communication device for communications over the IP-based network;providing the location information to a location-based service provider in response to a first location request from the location-based service provider over Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), wherein the first location request includes at least one location parameter defined by a location-based service application, andwherein the SUPL employs an abstraction platform configured to permit the location-based service provider to program applications that deliver services over the cellular phone network by ignoring protocol stacks layers below the IP layer; andreceiving updated location information in response to a second location request, wherein the second location request is generated if the at least one location parameter is not satisfied by the location information received in response to the first location request. 14. A computer-implemented method associated with provided location-based services in a mobile telecommunications network, the method comprising: obtaining location information associated with geographic locations of a mobile telecommunications device operating within the mobile telecommunications network, wherein the mobile telecommunications network includes a cellular network,wherein the mobile telecommunications device is configured for voice communications over the cellular network, andwherein the mobile telecommunications device is configured for voice communications over Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless local area networks (WLANs);registering the mobile communications device for voice communications over one or more IP-based WLANs;storing the location information associated with a geographic location of the mobile telecommunications device;providing the location information regarding the geographical location of the mobile telecommunications device in response to a first location request received from the location-based service provider, wherein the first location request includes at least one location parameter defined by a location-based service application, andwherein the location information is provided over a user plane employing an abstraction platform configured to permit the location-based service provider to program applications that deliver location-based services over the cellular phone network; andreceiving updated location information associated with the geographic location of the mobile telecommunications device in response to a second location request, wherein the second location request is generated when the at least one location parameter is not satisfied by the location information received in response to the first location request, andwherein the updated location information is provided to the location-based service provider in response to the second location request if the at least one location parameter is satisfied. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the mobile telecommunications devices employ an Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) protocol. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the location information is further updated as the mobile telecommunications devices move about the cellular and wireless local area networks, wherein the updating is performed in a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)-like manner. 17. A computer-implemented method for providing location information of wireless handsets operating within an I.P.-based telecommunications network, the system comprising: receiving location information associated with a geographic location of a wireless handset communicating over an IP-based network, wherein the location information is received in response to a first location request from a location based service provider, andwherein the location request includes at least one location parameter defined by a location-based service application;determining if the received location information satisfies the at least one location parameter;providing the location information of the wireless handset to the location based service provider if the at least one location parameter is satisfied, wherein the location information associated with the geographic location of the wireless handset is stored in a storage medium; andreceiving updated location information associated with the geographic location of the wireless handset, wherein the updated location information is received in response to a second location request generated when the at least one location parameter is not satisfied,andwherein the updated location information is higher quality than the location information received in response to the first location request. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: obtaining location information associated with geographic locations of multiple wireless handsets operating within the telecommunications network; and,storing the location information in a location database. 19. The method of claim 17 wherein the higher quality updated location information comprises a more accurate geographic location of the wireless handset. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein the server computer is further configured to provide location information and/or updated location information associated with the geographic location of the wireless handset to the one wireless handset for local storage. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the information is provided to the wireless handset in a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or similar protocol. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the location parameter includes a location certainty factor and/or a location confidence factor, and wherien one or more of the location certainty factor or the location confidence factor is utilized in determining whether the location parameter is satisfied. 23. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing the updated location information to the location-based service provider in response if the updated location information satisfies the at least one location parameter. 24. The system of claim 9, wherein the updated location information is higher quality than the location information received in response to the first location request. 25. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the at least one location parameter includes a location certainty factor and/or a location confidence factor, and wherein one or more of the location certainty factor or the location confidence factor is utilized in determining whether the at least one location parameter is satisfied.
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