METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN A VENUE USING FEMTOCELLS
First Claim
1. A method, at a mobile device, comprising:
- determining a global unique identifier for said mobile device, the global unique identifier being recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue, said global unique identifier being determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier;
transmitting at least one message to a location server comprising said global unique identifier; and
transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising said global unique identifier to at least one of said femtocell transceivers for supporting positioning operations by said at least one of said femtocell transceivers in communication with said location server.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for application of location based services in a venue or other local area using mobile centric and network centric positioning techniques. In particular, a venue may deploy an architecture comprising a location server, a location based services application server and an access/location network comprising femtocell transceivers and optionally WiFi access points to provide location services and possibly communications services to local mobile devices. Mobile devices may be identified to femtocell transceivers using a global provider identifier and femtocell transceivers may communicate with the location server in support of positioning operations using a Positioning Calculation Application Part (PCAP) protocol or LTE Positioning Protocol A (LPPa).
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54 Claims
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1. A method, at a mobile device, comprising:
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determining a global unique identifier for said mobile device, the global unique identifier being recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue, said global unique identifier being determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; transmitting at least one message to a location server comprising said global unique identifier; and transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising said global unique identifier to at least one of said femtocell transceivers for supporting positioning operations by said at least one of said femtocell transceivers in communication with said location server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
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a transceiver to transmit messages to and receive messages from a wireless communication network; and one or more processors to; determine a global unique identifier for said mobile device, the global unique identifier being recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue, said global unique identifier being determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; initiate transmission of at least one message through said transceiver to a location server, the at least one message comprising said global unique identifier; and initiate transmission of one or more wireless signals comprising said global unique identifier through said transceiver to at least one of said femtocell transceivers for supporting positioning operations by said at least one of said femtocell transceivers in communication with said location server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus of a mobile device to:
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determine a global unique identifier for said mobile device, the global unique identifier being recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue, said global unique identifier being determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; initiate transmission of at least one message to a location server, the at least one message comprising said global unique identifier; and initiate transmission of one or more wireless signals comprising said global unique identifier to at least one of said femtocell transceivers for supporting positioning operations by said at least one of said femtocell transceivers in communication with said location server.
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20. An apparatus at a mobile device, comprising:
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means for determining a global unique identifier for said mobile device, the global unique identifier being recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue, said global unique identifier being determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; means for transmitting at least one message to a location server comprising said global unique identifier; and means for transmitting one or more wireless signals comprising said global unique identifier to at least one of said femtocell transceivers for supporting positioning operations by said at least one of said femtocell transceivers in communication with said location server.
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21. A method comprising, at a femtocell transceiver:
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acquiring one or more wireless signals transmitted from a mobile device to obtain a global unique identifier determined at said mobile device independently of any operator-defined globally unique identifier, and to obtain one or more measurements of one or more characteristics of said one or more wireless signals; and transmitting one or more messages comprising said one or more measurements and said global unique identifier to a location server for use in positioning operations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A femtocell transceiver comprising:
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a wireless receiver; a transmitter; and one or more processors to; obtain a global unique identifier from one or more wireless signals transmitted by a mobile device and acquired at said wireless receiver, the global unique identifier being determined at said mobile device independently of any operator-defined globally unique identifier; obtain one or more measurements of one or more characteristic of said acquired one or more wireless signals; and initiate transmission of one or more messages through said transmitter comprising said one or more measurements and said global unique identifier to a location server for use in positioning operations. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus of a femtocell transceiver to:
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obtain a global unique identifier from one or more wireless signals transmitted by a mobile device and acquired at said femtocell transceiver, the global unique identifier being determined at said mobile device independently of any operator-defined globally unique identifier; obtain one or more measurements of one or more characteristic of said acquired one or more wireless signals; and initiate transmission of one or more messages comprising said one or more measurements and said global unique identifier to a location server for use in positioning operations.
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43. An apparatus at a femtocell transceiver comprising:
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means for acquiring one or more wireless signals transmitted from a mobile device to obtain a global unique identifier determined at said mobile device independently of any operator-defined globally unique identifier, and to obtain measurements of one or more characteristics of said one or more wireless signals; and means for transmitting one or messages to comprising said one or more measurements and said global unique identifier to a location server for use in positioning operations.
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44. A method, at a location server, comprising:
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receiving a first message from a mobile device comprising a global unique identifier for said mobile device, wherein said global unique identifier is recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue and is determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; receiving a second message from a femtocell transceiver comprising said global unique identifier and one or more measurements obtained by said femtocell transceiver, wherein said one or measurements are of one or more characteristics of one or more wireless signals transmitted by said mobile device and comprising or being associated with said global unique identifier; and performing one or more positioning operations for said mobile device based, at least in part, on said one or more measurements. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A location server, comprising:
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a communication interface; and one or more processors to; obtain a first message received at said communication interface from a mobile device comprising a global unique identifier for said mobile device, wherein said global unique identifier is recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue and is determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; obtain a second message received at said communication interface from a femtocell transceiver comprising said global unique identifier and one or more measurements obtained by said femtocell transceiver, wherein said one or measurements are of one or more characteristics of one or more wireless signals transmitted by said mobile device and comprising or being associated with said global unique identifier; and perform one or more positioning operations for said mobile device based, at least in part, on said one or more measurements.
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53. An apparatus at a location server, comprising:
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means for receiving a first message from a mobile device comprising a global unique identifier for said mobile device, wherein said global unique identifier is recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue and is determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; means for receiving a second message from a femtocell transceiver comprising said global unique identifier and one or more measurements obtained by said femtocell transceiver, wherein said one or measurements are of one or more characteristics of one or more wireless signals transmitted by said mobile device and comprising or being associated with said global unique identifier; and means for performing one or more positioning operations for said mobile device based, at least in part, on said one or more measurements.
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54. A non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus of a location server to:
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obtain a first message received from a mobile device comprising a global unique identifier for said mobile device, wherein said global unique identifier is recognizable by femtocell transceivers in a venue and is determined independently of any public operator-defined globally unique identifier; obtain a second message received from a femtocell transceiver comprising said global unique identifier and one or more measurements obtained by said femtocell transceiver, wherein said one or measurements are of one or more characteristics of one or more wireless signals transmitted by said mobile device and comprising or being associated with said global unique identifier; and perform one or more positioning operations for said mobile device based, at least in part, on said one or more measurements.
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