User plane location architecture with mobile server for location based services
First Claim
1. A method for communicating with at least one mobile unit over a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
- periodically receiving at a server mobile unit location data from at least one client mobile unit, said location data relating to a location of the client mobile unit; and
processing the location data for use by a location based service application running on the server mobile unit.
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Abstract
A “user plane” location system for implementing a location based service (“LBS”) such as enterprise fleet tracking includes a number of GPS-enabled wireless mobile units in communication with a wireless network. Location data is periodically transmitted from various “client” mobile units to a “server” mobile unit. The location data relates to the respective physical locations of the client mobile units, and may be determined from GPS signals received by the client mobile units. Once the server mobile unit receives the location data, the location data is processed for use in one or more LBS applications. This may include displaying the location data on a screen or other display of the server mobile unit, including displaying the location data in conjunction with map data. The use of a server mobile unit facilitates portability of the server functionality to remote locations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating with at least one mobile unit over a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
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periodically receiving at a server mobile unit location data from at least one client mobile unit, said location data relating to a location of the client mobile unit; and
processing the location data for use by a location based service application running on the server mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for communicating over a network with a plurality of client mobile units, the method comprising the steps of:
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periodically receiving at a server mobile unit location data from each of said plurality of client mobile units, said location data relating to respective locations of the plurality of client mobile units; and
processing the location data for use by a location based service application running on the server mobile unit, for tracking the plurality of client mobile units. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for tracking a plurality of objects over a wireless network, said system comprising:
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a plurality of client mobile units each associated with one of said objects, wherein each of said client mobile units is configured to periodically automatically obtain location data relating to a current location of the client mobile unit and to transmit the location data over the network to a designated server identifier;
a server mobile unit configured to receive the location data sent to the designated server identifier and to periodically obtain location data relating to a location of the server mobile unit; and
a tracking application running on the server mobile unit, wherein the tracking application is configured to process the location data of the client mobile units relative to the location data of the server mobile unit for use in tracking the client mobile units. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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