Communicating location tracking information based on energy consumption aspects
First Claim
1. A method comprises:
- obtaining a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, wherein the location tracking communication is based on a first locating category option of a plurality of locating category options for an energy consumption function locating category and a second locating category option of another plurality of locating category options for a location modality category;
selecting, in response to the change indicator, a different first locating category option from the plurality of locating category options;
determining whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of the second locating category option; and
when the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the second locating category option, facilitating the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device regarding the location information of the first communication device based on the different first locating category option and the second locating category option.
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, where the location tracking communication is based on a first locating category option for an energy consumption function locating category and a second locating category option for a location modality category. The method further includes selecting a different first locating category option and determining whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of the second locating category option. When the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the second locating category option, the method further includes facilitating the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device regarding the location information based on the different first locating category option and the second locating category option.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprises:
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obtaining a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, wherein the location tracking communication is based on a first locating category option of a plurality of locating category options for an energy consumption function locating category and a second locating category option of another plurality of locating category options for a location modality category; selecting, in response to the change indicator, a different first locating category option from the plurality of locating category options; determining whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of the second locating category option; and when the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the second locating category option, facilitating the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device regarding the location information of the first communication device based on the different first locating category option and the second locating category option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable memory comprises:
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a first memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a processing module causes the processing module to; obtain a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, wherein the location tracking communication is based on a first locating category option of a plurality of locating category options for an energy consumption function locating category and a second locating category option of another plurality of locating category options for a location modality category; a second memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processing module causes the processing module to; select, in response to the change indicator, a different first locating category option from the plurality of locating category options; and determine whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of the second locating category option; and a third memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processing module causes the processing module to; when the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the second locating category option, facilitate the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device regarding the location information of the first communication device based on the different first locating category option and the second locating category option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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