METHOD FOR DETERMINING USER LOCATION BASED ON ASSOCIATION WITH SEAMLESS MOBILITY CONTEXT
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a memory comprising a memory space for storing a location identification information of at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices;
a wireless transceiver circuit for communicating with a mobile communication network;
a near field communication circuit for receiving a location identification information from said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices;
wherein said near field communication circuit transmits information requests to said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices;
wherein said near field communication circuit receives said location identification information from said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices that is within a near field communication range;
a microprocessor based circuit in electronic communication with said near field communication circuit, said memory and said wireless transceiver;
wherein said microprocessor stores said location identification information in said memory space;
wherein said wireless transceiver transmits said location identification information to a location server in said mobile communication network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that determines and reports a mobile device location based on the association of the mobile device with other nearby devices rather than based on an absolute geographic location of the mobile device. Contextual information is received by the mobile device from associated devices and transmitted via a mobile access network to a location server. Context information is forwarded from the location server to report mobile device location based on context with the associated devices.
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a memory comprising a memory space for storing a location identification information of at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices; a wireless transceiver circuit for communicating with a mobile communication network; a near field communication circuit for receiving a location identification information from said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices;
wherein said near field communication circuit transmits information requests to said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices;
wherein said near field communication circuit receives said location identification information from said at least one of a plurality of nearby electronic devices that is within a near field communication range;a microprocessor based circuit in electronic communication with said near field communication circuit, said memory and said wireless transceiver;
wherein said microprocessor stores said location identification information in said memory space;wherein said wireless transceiver transmits said location identification information to a location server in said mobile communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device comprising:
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a wireless communications transceiver; a memory for storing a location identification information of at least one device located in a near field communication range with respect to said mobile device; a wireless short range transceiver for sending a request for and for receiving said location identification information from said at least one device; a processor based circuit for storing said location identification information in said memory, and for providing said location identification information to said wireless communication transceiver for transmission to an approved authority; - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of determining a mobile device geographical location based on location and identification information from at least one device located in a near field range of said mobile device;
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establishing communication between said mobile device and said at least one device located in the near field range of said mobile device through at least one of a USB connection, a Bluetooth communication, an RFID communication, and a UPnP communication; requesting, by said mobile device, location identification information from said at least one device; receiving location identification information from said at least one device through said established communication; storing, in a memory of said mobile device, said location identification information received from said at least one device; transmitting, from said mobile device, to a location server through a wireless access network said location identification information; receiving said location identification information by said location server, creating a context information record of said mobile device using said location identification information; updating said context information record of said mobile device upon receipt of additional location identification information from said mobile device; transmitting said context information record to an approved authority upon request by said approved authority. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- the method comprising;
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