Creating optimum temporal location trigger for multiple requests
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Abstract
A technique evaluates overlapping request intervals, and from them determines a temporal reporting interval that satisfies requirements for all that overlap. The temporal reporting interval represents a temporal trigger used to best support multiple triggers on the same target, without modification or support by the target mobile. Disclosed embodiments relate to an example of location requests wherein multiple users, by chance, request location triggered services on the same target mobile during the same time period. To minimize the usage of mobile and network resources, the present invention reduces the number of active triggers on a target mobile subjected to multiple requests (e.g., location requests from multiple tracking applications).
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16 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method of creating an optimum temporal response trigger on a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for location information; determining an optimum response level for at least one common parameter of each of said plurality of trigger requests; and triggering a single response to each of said Plurality of trigger requests based on said optimum response level. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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10. Apparatus for creating an optimum temporal response trigger on a wireless device, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of requests for location information; means for determining an optimum response level for at least one common parameter of each of said Plurality of overlapping trigger requests; and means for triggering a single response to each of said plurality of overlapping trigger requests based on said optimum response level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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