METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT ON A USER EQUIPMENT ENTERING AN ALERTING AREA
First Claim
1. A method for providing an alert on a user equipment (UE) entering an alerting area, the method comprising:
- calculating a distance between location of the UE and the alerting area;
calculating position of the UE using an alternate positioning method, if the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance threshold; and
calculating position of the UE using a satellite based communication method, if the calculated distance is less than the distance threshold.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an alert on a portable communication device such as a user equipment (UE) entering an alerting area is provided. The UE runs a GPS engine continuously to estimate the location of the UE from the time the alert system is activated. The method and apparatus provide an alert system on a UE by calculating the distance between the UE and alerting area. Further, the method and apparatus enable using different positioning systems based on the distance of the UE from the alerting area, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE battery.
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1. A method for providing an alert on a user equipment (UE) entering an alerting area, the method comprising:
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calculating a distance between location of the UE and the alerting area; calculating position of the UE using an alternate positioning method, if the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance threshold; and calculating position of the UE using a satellite based communication method, if the calculated distance is less than the distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for providing an alert on a user equipment (UE) entering an alerting area, the apparatus comprising:
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a calculator to calculate a distance between location of the UE and the alerting area; and an algorithm selection unit to calculate position of the UE using an alternate positioning method, if the calculated distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance threshold, and to calculate position of the UE using a satellite based communication method, if the calculated distance is less than the distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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