Enhanced Terrestrial Mobile Location
First Claim
1. A method for generating a profile representative of a region about a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal parameters from the region about the mobile radio; and
processing the at least one value of the plurality of radio signal parameters to generate the profile representative of the region about the mobile radio terminal.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for determining whether a mobile radio terminal is on or out of a zone in a radio communications network. The methods and systems provide for generating a profile representative of the zone using measurements taken by the mobile radio terminal and/or the network and/or using predicted values. A comparison is then made between subsequent measurements or values and the profile to make a determination as to whether the mobile radio terminal is in or out of the zone. The methods and systems are applicable to any zone-based application including differential call charging, security applications, buddy finder services, mobile gaming and location based services in general.
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87 Claims
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1. A method for generating a profile representative of a region about a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal parameters from the region about the mobile radio; and processing the at least one value of the plurality of radio signal parameters to generate the profile representative of the region about the mobile radio terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 85, 86)
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24. A method for determining whether a mobile radio terminal is within a predefined region, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal parameters from a region about the mobile radio terminal;
comparing a profile representing the predefined region with the at least one value of the plurality of radio signal parameters; and
determining whether the mobile radio terminal is within the predefined region on the basis of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64)
- obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal parameters from a region about the mobile radio terminal;
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65-67. -67. (canceled)
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68. A method of translating a zone expressed as one or more geographic coordinates into a zone expressed using one or more radio signal parameter values and/or ranges associated with a cell site in the vicinity of the zone, in a radio communications network, the method comprising:
- correlating the one or more geographic coordinates with one or more cell sites of the radio communications network; and
predicting one or more radio signal parameter values and/or ranges in the correlated one or more cell sites.
- correlating the one or more geographic coordinates with one or more cell sites of the radio communications network; and
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76. In a radio communications network for receiving transmissions from a mobile radio terminal, a method of controlling a communications load on the radio communications network, the method comprising:
- controlling the rate at which the mobile radio terminal transmits data to the radio communications network.
- View Dependent Claims (77)
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84. A method for operating a service wherein the location of one or more subscriber terminals relative to another location or subscriber is monitored, and actions taken when the proximity meets a criteria, wherein the processing to monitor the proximity of one or more target terminal to another terminal is carried out on the one or more target terminal.
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87. (canceled)
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