Methods and Systems for Monitoring Moving UE/Vehicle Speed in Wireless Networks

• US 20150334531A1
• Filed: 05/23/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jad El-Najjar, Suliman Albasheir
• Original Assignee: Jad El-Najjar, Suliman Albasheir
• Inventors: El-Najjar, Jad, Albasheir, Suliman
• Granted Patent: US 9,479,903 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0104 Measuring and analyzing of parameters relative to traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

A network node in a mobile network monitors vehicle speed based on the registered User Equipments (UEs)/Vehicles. The network node receives information of the moving UE/Vehicle from other network nodes in the mobile network, and determines the corresponding UE/Vehicle moving speed information based on the collected information. For each UE/Vehicle, the network node creates a speed information record indicating the UE/Vehicle moving speed information. The network node then transmits the speed information record to other messaging nodes in order to (i) send warning message to the moving UE/Vehicle when the speed is about to exceed or has exceeded the speed limit, and (ii) to deliver the speed information record to the responsible/ticketing authorities/entities when the moving UE/Vehicle has violated the speed limitation in a certain area.

Claims

1. A method (700) performed by a network node (108, 260, 900) in a mobile network (100, 200) for monitoring Vehicle Speed based on the registered UE'"'"'s (152), User Equipment, in the mobile network, the method comprising:

Receiving (710) speed determination record (600) of the moving UE from other network nodes (150, 250,260) in the mobile network (100, 200);

Determining (720) the corresponding UE/Vehicle (152) moving Speed information;

Creating (730) for each UE/Vehicle, a speed information record (650) indicating the UE/Vehicle moving speed information; and

;

Transmitting (740) the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160).

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received speed determination record (600) comprises:

UE reference, time stamp, UE latitude &

longitude coordinates, angle/direction of arrival and timing advanced.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, for each moving UE/Vehicle, the speed information record (650) created for the given UE/Vehicle comprises of data entries that include;

IMSI/MSISDN, IMEI, geographical road, road speed limit, moving speed and time stamp.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the speed information record (650) further comprises:

identifying the corresponding geographical road/highway, associated with the Vehicle/UE(s), and its speed limit based on the area map and the provided UE latitude &

longitude coordinates.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the speed information (720) further comprises:

Calculating the speed of the moving UE/vehicle (152) based on the provided speed determination record (600);

Associating the calculated speed with the moving UE/vehicle (152);

Determining the corresponding location road/highway and its speed limit; and

;

Monitoring the corresponding UE/Vehicle moving Speed to specify whether the UE/vehicle moving speed exceeds the speed limit of the corresponding road/highway;

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting (740) the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160) further comprises;

Sending warning message to the moving UE/vehicle when the speed is about to exceed or has exceeded the speed limit; and

Delivering the speed information record to the responsible/ticketing authorities/entities when the moving UE/vehicle has violated the speed limitation in a certain area, e.g., highway.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring the corresponding UE/Vehicle moving Speed requires receiving several instances of the speed determination record (600) at different time stamps.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE/vehicle (152) radio connection is corresponding with the vehicle IMSI/MSISDN registered with a SIM card for that vehicle or associated with the IMSI/MSISDN of the UE(s) for that driver/passenger(s).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile network is radio access network &

core network for LTE/LTE-A network (200) and the RBSs are EnodeBs (250) in the LTE network.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile network is radio access network for LTE/LTE-A network (200) and the RBSs are EnodeBs (250) in the LTE network.

10. A method (800) performed by Radio Base Station (RBS) (150), in a mobile network (100,200), the method comprising:

Collecting (810) UE information from the signaling exchange between the registered user equipment, UE, (152), and the corresponding RBS node (150); and

;

Determining (820), subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates; and

;

Transmitting (830), subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates to the network node (108, 260, 900).

11. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the UE/vehicle latitude &

longitude further comprises;

Specifying the UE/vehicle location through cell vertices, which form a polygon, where each vertex is defined by latitude &

longitude coordinates.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the speed determination record (600) includes one or more data entries that comprises:

UE reference, time stamp, UE latitude &

longitude coordinates, angle/direction of arrival and timing advanced.

14. A network node (108, 260, 900) in a mobile network (100, 200) for monitoring Vehicle Speed based on the registered UE'"'"'s (152), User Equipment, in the mobile network, the network node comprising:

a circuitry (910) adapted to cause the network node to;

Receive speed determination record (600) of the moving UE from other network nodes (150, 250,260) in the mobile network (100, 200);

Determine the corresponding UE/Vehicle (152) moving Speed information;

Create for each UE/Vehicle, a speed information record (650) indicating the UE/Vehicle moving speed information; and

;

Transmit the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160).

15. The network node of claim 14, wherein the circuitry (910) comprises a processor (920), a memory (930) and an interface (940) both coupled with the processor (920), the memory (930) containing instructions that when executed cause the processor (920) to:

Receive speed determination record (600) of the moving UE from other network nodes (150, 250,260) in the mobile network (100, 200);

Determine the corresponding UE/Vehicle (152) moving Speed information;

Create for each UE/Vehicle, a speed information record (650) indicating the UE/Vehicle moving speed information; and

;

Transmit the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160).

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the received speed determination record (600) comprises:

time stamp, UE latitude &

longitude coordinates, angle/direction of arrival, timing advanced, IMSI and IMEI.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein, for each moving UE/Vehicle, the speed information record (650) created for the given UE/Vehicle comprises of data entries that include;

IMSI/MSISDN, IMEI, geographical road, road speed limit, moving speed and time stamp.

18. The network node of claim 15, wherein the memory (930) contains instructions that when executed further cause the processor (920) to:

identify the corresponding geographical road/highway, associated with the Vehicle/UE(s), and its speed limit based on the area map and the provided UE latitude &

longitude coordinates.

19. The network node of claim 15, wherein the determining the speed information (720), wherein the memory (930) and an interface (940) both coupled with the processor (920), the memory (930) containing instructions that when executed further cause the processor (920) to:

Calculate the speed of the moving UE/vehicle (152) based on the provided speed determination record (600);

Associating the calculated speed with the moving UE/vehicle (152);

Determining the corresponding location road/highway and its speed limit; and

;

Monitoring the corresponding UE/Vehicle (152) moving Speed to specify whether the UE/vehicle moving speed exceeds the speed limit of the corresponding road/highway;

20. The network node of claim 15, wherein transmitting (740) the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160), wherein the memory (930) and an interface (940) both coupled with the processor (920), the memory (930) containing instructions that when executed further cause the processor (920 and interface (940) to:

Send warning message to the moving UE/vehicle (152) when the speed is about to exceed or has exceeded the speed limit; and

Deliver the speed information record to the responsible/ticketing authorities/entities when the moving UE/vehicle (152) has violated the speed limitation in a certain area, e.g., highway.

21. The network node of claim 15, wherein monitoring the corresponding UE/Vehicle moving speed, wherein the memory (930) and an interface (940) both coupled with the processor (920), the memory (930) containing instructions that when executed further cause the processor (920) and the interface (940) to receive several instances of the speed determination record (600) at different time stamps.

22. The network node of claim 15, wherein the UE/vehicle (152) radio connection is corresponding with the vehicle IMSI/MSISDN registered with a SIM card for that vehicle or associated with the IMSI/MSISDN of the UE(s) for that driver/passenger(s).

23. The network node of claim 15, wherein the mobile network is radio access network &

core network for LTE/LTE-A network (200) and the RBSs are EnodeBs (250) in the LTE network.

24. A network node (108, 260, 900) in a mobile network (100, 200) for monitoring Vehicle Speed based on the registered UE'"'"'s (152), User Equipment, in the mobile network, the network node comprising:

a receiver module (310) adapted to receive speed determination record (600) of the moving UE from other network nodes (150, 250,260) in the mobile network (100, 200); and

;

a speed information determination module (320) adapted to determine the corresponding UE/Vehicle (152) moving Speed information;

a speed information record creation module (330) adapted to create for each UE/Vehicle, a speed information record (650) indicating the UE/Vehicle moving speed information; and

;

a transmitter module (340) adapted to transmit the speed information record (650) to other messaging nodes (160).

25. The network node of claim 24 wherein the a speed information determination module (320) further comprises:

a speed calculation unit (410) adapted to calculating the speed of the moving UE/vehicle (152) based on the provided speed determination record (600);

a UE to speed association unit (420) adapted to associate the calculated speed with the moving UE/vehicle (152);

a location determination unit (430) adapted to Determine the corresponding location road/highway and its speed limit; and

;

a speed monitoring unit (440) adapted to monitor the corresponding UE/Vehicle moving Speed to specify whether the UE/vehicle moving speed exceeds the speed limit of the corresponding road/highway;

26. A Radio Base Station, RBS, (150) in a mobile network (100,200), the RBS comprising:

a circuitry (1010) adapted to cause the RBS to;

Collect UE information from the signaling exchange between the registered user equipment, UE, (152), and the corresponding RBS node (150); and

;

Determine, subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates; and

;

Transmit subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates to the network node (108, 260, 900).

27. The RBS of claim 26, wherein the circuitry (1010) comprises a processor (1020), a memory (1030) and an interface (1040) both coupled with the processor (1020), the memory (930) containing instructions that when executed cause the processor (1020) to:

Collect UE information from the signaling exchange between the registered user equipment, UE, (152), and the corresponding RBS node (150); and

;

Determine, subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates; and

;

Transmit subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates to the network node (108, 260, 900).

28. The RBS of claim 27, wherein determining the UE/vehicle latitude &

longitude, wherein the memory (1030) contains instructions that when executed further cause the processor (1020) to specify the UE/vehicle location through cell vertices, which form a polygon, where each vertex is defined by latitude &

longitude coordinates.

29. The RBS of claim 27, wherein the speed determination record (600) includes one or more data entries that comprises:

time stamp, UE latitude &

longitude coordinates, angle/direction of arrival, timing advanced, IMSI and IMEI.

30. The RBS of claim 27, wherein the mobile network is radio access network for LTE/LTE-A network (200) and the RBSs are EnodeBs (250) in the LTE network.

31. A Radio Base Station, RBS, (150) in a mobile network (100,200), the RBS comprising:

a radio network interface (510) adapted to collect UE information from the signaling exchange between the registered user equipment, UE, (152), and the corresponding RBS node (150); and

;

a UE information determination module (520) adapted to determine, subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates; and

;

a network interface (530) adapted to transmit subset of the speed determination record (600), the timing advance and the angle/direction of arrival, time stamp, and UE latitude &

longitude coordinates to the network node (108, 260, 900).