Access to mobile location related information

• US 10,206,056 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2016
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kaufman, David, Eberhart, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammonds, Marcus
• Application Number:
  US15/132,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20160261981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,030 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 705 1449- 1465
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Access to location information related to mobile devices is disclosed. A component can receive a subscription request related to returning location related data associated with a set of network event locating system (NELOS) information. NELOS information can be received from a NELOS component and can be derived from timed fingerprint location (TFL) information associated with a user equipment (UE). TFL information and NELOS information can be distinct from location information determined from conventional techniques, which can provide for additional benefit. The subscription request can indicate continuing access to location information without subsequent requests. Moreover, access can be via a push of information to a subscribing device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

storing network event locating system information received from mobile devices, wherein the network event locating system information comprises first network event locating system information corresponding to a first mobile device of the mobile devices, wherein the network event locating system information comprises timing information, and wherein the network event locating system information is stored remotely from the first mobile device;

receiving a first request for first mobile device location information of the first mobile device from a requesting device, wherein the requesting device is located remotely from the processor, and wherein the requesting device is located remotely from the first mobile device; and

in response to determining that a subscription rule corresponding to a subscribing entity that pays for access to the first mobile device location information and is associated with the requesting device has been satisfied based on a price, a first identity associated with the first mobile device, and a second identity associated with the requesting device, initiating, by the processor on behalf of the first mobile device, access to the first network event locating system information associated with the first mobile device, wherein the first network event locating system information comprises the timing information to facilitate determining a first estimation of a first geographic location of the first mobile device based on a first differential time measurement between the first mobile device and a first NodeB device and second NodeB device, a first historic geographic location value for a first NodeB site pair of devices comprising the first NodeB device, and a second historic geographic location value for a second NodeB site pair of devices comprising the second NodeB device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the initiating the access to the first network event locating system information comprises enabling the access to updated first network event locating system information by the requesting device without a further request from the requesting device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the initiating the access to the first network event locating system information comprises publishing the first network event locating system information to enable a polling of the first network event locating system information by the requesting device without receiving a further request from the requesting device.

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

receiving a second request for second mobile device location information of a second mobile device of the mobile devices from the requesting device, and wherein the requesting device is located remotely from the second mobile device; and

initiating, by the processor on behalf of the second mobile device, access to second network event locating system information associated with the second mobile device, wherein the second network event locating system information comprises a second estimation of a second geographic location of the second mobile device based on a second differential time measurement between the second mobile device and a third NodeB device and fourth NodeB device, a third historic geographic location value for a third NodeB site pair of devices comprising the third NodeB device, and a fourth historic geographic location value for a fourth NodeB site pair of devices comprising the fourth NodeB device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device employ a same wireless network provider system.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the first mobile device employs a first wireless network provider system and the second mobile device employs a second wireless network provider system that is different than the first wireless network provider system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the network event locating system information comprises idle-state timed fingerprint location information for the first mobile device in an idle state.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions are executed on a network server device.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor, location determination information for user equipments, wherein the location determination information comprises network event locating system information corresponding to a user equipment of the user equipments, wherein the network event locating system information comprises timing information, and wherein the location determination information is stored remotely from the user equipments;

receiving, by the device, a paid subscription request from a subscribing device, wherein the subscription request relates to a location of the user equipment, and wherein the device and the subscribing device are each located remotely from the user equipment; and

in response to determining, by the device, that a subscription rule corresponding to a subscribing entity that is associated with the subscribing device and is related to permitting access has been satisfied based on a first identity affiliated with the user equipment and a second identity affiliated with the subscribing device, enabling access to the network event locating system information, wherein the timing information of the network event locating system information facilitates determining an estimation of a geographic location of the user equipment based on a differential time measurement related to a disposition of the user equipment relative to a first NodeB device and a second NodeB device, a first historic geographic location value for a first NodeB site pair of devices comprising the first NodeB device, and a second historic geographic location value for a second NodeB site pair of devices comprising the second NodeB device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the enabling the access comprises enabling the access to a data deliverable comprising the network event locating system information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the enabling the access comprises enabling the access to a polling server device facilitating access to the network event locating system information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the enabling the access to the network event locating system information comprises enabling the access to updated network event locating system information without a subsequent request from the subscribing device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the user equipment is first user equipment, and wherein the enabling the access to the network event locating system information comprises enabling the access to first network event locating system information for the first user equipment associated with a first wireless carrier and enabling access to second network event locating system information for a second user equipment associated with a second wireless carrier.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first wireless carrier and the second wireless carrier are different wireless carriers.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the network event locating system information comprises idle-state timed fingerprint location information associated with the user equipment for the user equipment in an idle state.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving mobile device location information for mobile devices, wherein the mobile devices are remotely located from the processor;

determining that a request for mobile device location information from a subscriber device satisfies a subscriber access rule based on a first identity corresponding to the mobile device and a second identity corresponding to the subscriber device, wherein the mobile device location information corresponds to a mobile device of the mobile devices, wherein the subscriber device is associated with a subscribing entity that pays for access to the mobile device location information, and wherein the subscriber device is remotely located form the processor; and

initiating, based on the subscriber access rule being satisfied, access for the subscriber device to network event locating system information comprising timing information corresponding to the mobile device, wherein the network event locating system information facilitates determining an estimation of a geographic location of the mobile device based on a differential time measurement related to a proximity of the mobile device to a first NodeB device and a second NodeB device, a first historic geographic location value for a first NodeB site pair of devices comprising the first NodeB device, and a second historic geographic location value for a second NodeB site pair of devices comprising the second NodeB device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the initiating the access to the network event locating system information comprises initiating the access to updated network event locating system information without receiving a further request from the subscriber device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the initiating the access to the network event locating system information comprises enabling the access to network event locating system information for the mobile devices.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the mobile devices employ respective network devices of different mobile access networks.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the network event locating system information comprises idle-state timed fingerprint location information associated with the mobile device in an idle state.