APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING LOCATION BASED SERVICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20120009945A1
• Filed: 07/06/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHAE, Seong-Hyeon, KIM, Sang-Heon, KANG, Hee-Won, WON, Jin-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 8,478,302 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

A method, an Advanced Base Station (ABS) and an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an ABS in a mobile communication system are provided. The ABS transmits LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period. The LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an Advanced Base Station (ABS) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the LBS zone is switched on in a predetermined location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined location is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents a super frame index, and mod represents a modulo operation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is transmitted through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

6. A method for receiving Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising detecting a location where the LBS zone is switched on.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the location where the LBS zone is switched on is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents a super frame index, and mod represents a modulo operation.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is received through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

11. An Advanced Base Station (ABS) in a mobile communication system, the ABS comprising:

a transmission unit for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period;

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

12. The ABS of claim 11, wherein the LBS zone is switched on in a predetermined location.

13. The ABS of claim 12, wherein the predetermined location is determined depending on the LBS zone transmission period.

14. The ABS of claim 12, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents a super frame index, and mod represents a modulo operation.

15. The ABS of claim 11, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is transmitted through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

16. An Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) in a mobile communication system, the AMS comprising:

a reception unit for receiving Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

17. The AMS of claim 16, further comprising a control unit for detecting a location where the LBS zone is switched on.

18. The AMS of claim 17, wherein the location where the LBS zone is switched on is determined depending on the LBS zone transmission period.

19. The AMS of claim 17, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents a super frame index, and mod represents a modulo operation.

20. The AMS of claim 16, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is received through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.