Wireless network with positioned mobile devices

• US 20050026626A1
• Filed: 08/01/2003
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Company KG (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Information And Communication Mobile LLC (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Carl, Klaus G., Klingert, Roland
• Application Number:
  US10/632,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20050026626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A wireless communications network such as a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network. At least one Mobile Subscriber (MS) unit includes a position location receiver, which may be a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. The MS unit selectively provides a current location with current signal reception measurements to a local base transceiver station (BTS) for use in the network.

Claims

1. A wireless communications network comprising:

at least one network cell;

a base transceiver station (BTS) in each said network cell;

a plurality of Mobile Subscriber (MS) units, said MS units in each said network cell communicating wirelessly with said BTS; and

a position location receiver in at least one MS unit, said at least one MS unit being a positioned MS unit selectively providing located reception measurements to said BTS, located reception measurements including a current MS unit location with current signal reception measurements.

2. A wireless communications network as in claim 1, wherein said at least one cell is a plurality of cells, said at least one positioned MS unit is a plurality of positioned MS units providing current location signal reception measurements to a local said BTS at a selected time.

3. A wireless communications network as in claim 2, wherein said local BTS selects said selected time.

4. A wireless communications network as in claim 1, wherein said position location receiver is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

5. A wireless communications network as in claim 1, further comprising a reception level database predicting reception levels at locations within each said network cell, said network updating said reception level database responsive to said located reception measurements.

6. A wireless communications network as in claim 1, wherein said BTS provides location specific information to said positioned MS unit.

7. A wireless communications network as in claim 6, said location specific information indicating local commercial activities.

8. A wireless communications network as in claim 6, said location specific information indicates local hazards.

9. A wireless communications network as in claim 6, said location specific information being provided as short message service (SMS) messages.

10. A wireless communications network as in claim 1, said wireless communications network is a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network.

11. A wireless communications network comprising:

a plurality of network cells distributed over a wireless communications network coverage area;

a base transceiver station (BTS) serving each of said plurality of network cells;

a plurality of Mobile Subscriber (MS) units in each of said plurality of network cells;

a positioned MS unit in ones of said plurality of network cells, said positioned MS unit including a position location receiver locating the global position of said positioned MS unit; and

each said positioned MS unit providing located reception measurements to a local said BTS, located reception measurements including a MS unit current location with current signal reception measurements.

12. A wireless communications network as in claim 11, further comprising a reception level database predicting reception levels at locations within said wireless communications network coverage area, said network updating said reception level database responsive to said located reception measurements.

13. A wireless communications network as in claim 11, wherein said plurality of MS units comprise a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with wireless connectivity, a cellular phone, a notebook computer, a tablet computer and a text messaging device.

14. A wireless communications network as in claim 11, wherein said local BTS in ones of said plurality of network cells selectively provide location specific information to selected positioned MS units.

15. A wireless communications network as in claim 14, wherein said location specific information indicates local commercial activities.

16. A wireless communications network as in claim 14, wherein said location specific information indicates local hazards.

17. A wireless communications network as in claim 14, wherein said location specific information being provided as short message service (SMS) messages.

18. A wireless communications network as in claim 11, wherein said wireless communications network is a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network and at least one said positioned MS unit includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, said GPS receiver being said position location receiver.

19. A method of managing a wireless communications network, said method comprising the steps of:

a) measuring signal reception level at a Mobile Subscriber (MS) unit;

b) locating the position of said MS unit;

c) providing measured said reception level and said located position to a base transceiver station (BTS); and

d) returning to measuring step (a) at a selected time.

20. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein said selected time in step (d) is selected by said BTS.

21. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein said selected time in step (d) is automatically selected.

22. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein before step (d) said method further comprises the step of:

c1) updating predicted reception levels in a reception level database responsive to a located said position and said signal reception measurements from said MS unit.

23. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein before step (d) said method further comprises the step of:

c1) providing location specific information from said BTS to said MS unit.

24. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 23, wherein said location specific information indicates commercial activities local to said MS unit.

25. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein said location specific information indicates local hazards.

26. A method of managing a wireless communications network as in claim 19, wherein said location specific information is provided as short message service (SMS) messages.