Method and System for Determining a Positioning Interval of a Mobile Terminal

• US 20160366552A1
• Filed: 05/25/2016
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Huang, Jianfei
• Granted Patent: US 10,038,973 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method and system for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal. The method and system include the mobile terminal acquiring current location information, and sending the location information to the server; the mobile terminal receiving, from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence; the mobile terminal obtaining current motion information; the mobile terminal acquiring, from the server, an active time of a user associated with the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal determining time interval information on a next positioning according to the received distance, motion information and whether or not the current time is within the active time of the user.

Claims

1. A method for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal, comprising:

acquiring, by the mobile terminal, current location information, the current location information comprising a current location;

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the current location information to a server computer;

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server computer, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, time interval information on a next positioning according to the received distance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence further comprises:

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server computer, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location;

or

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server computer, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location within a query region corresponding to location information of the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a next positioning time interval determined by the mobile terminal is positively associated with the distance.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, current motion information; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, the time interval information on the next positioning according to the received distance and the motion information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence further comprises:

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location;

or

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location within a query region corresponding to location information of the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the next positioning time interval determined by the mobile terminal is positively associated with the distance.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the motion information comprises:

a speed of motion of the mobile terminal and/or a direction of motion of the mobile terminal; and

when the direction of motion of the mobile terminal is associated with the designated geo-fence, a next positioning time interval determined by the mobile terminal is inversely associated with the speed of motion of the mobile terminal.

8. A method for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal, comprising:

acquiring, by the mobile terminal, current location information, the current location information comprising a current location;

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the current location information to a server;

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence;

acquiring, by the mobile terminal from the server, an active time of a user associated with the mobile terminal; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, time interval information on a next positioning according to the received distance and whether a current time is within the active time of the user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence further comprises:

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location;

or

receiving, by the mobile terminal from the server, a distance between the mobile terminal and a geo-fence closest to the current location within a query region corresponding to location information of the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein a next positioning time interval determined by the mobile terminal is positively associated with the distance.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining, by the mobile terminal, an active coefficient of likelihood according to whether the current time is within the active time of the user, wherein the active coefficient of likelihood indicates a possibility of the user being in an active state, and next positioning time interval determined by the mobile terminal is inversely associated with the active coefficient of likelihood; and

if the current time is within the active time of the user, setting, by the mobile terminal, the active coefficient of likelihood as a first value; and

if the current time is not within the active time of the user, setting, by the mobile terminal, the active coefficient of likelihood as a second value,

wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

obtaining, by the mobile terminal, current motion information; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, the time interval information on the next positioning according to the received distance, the motion information and whether the current time is within the active time of the user.

13. A method for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal, comprising:

acquiring, by the mobile terminal, a current location;

calculating, by the mobile terminal, a distance between the current location and a designated geo-fence; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, time interval information on a next positioning according to the distance obtained by the calculating.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising obtaining, by the mobile terminal, current motion information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining further comprises determining, by the mobile terminal, time interval information on a next positioning according to the distance obtained by the calculating and the motion information.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

acquiring, by the mobile terminal from the server, an active time of a user associated with the mobile terminal; and

determining, by the mobile terminal, the time interval information on the next positioning according to the distance obtained by the calculating and whether a current time is within the active time of the user.

17. A method for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal, comprising:

acquiring, by a server, current location information of a mobile terminal, the current location information comprising a current location;

calculating, by the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence;

determining, by the server, time interval information on a next positioning of the mobile terminal according to the distance obtained by the calculating; and

transmitting, by the server, the determined time interval information on a next positioning to the mobile terminal.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, current motion information uploaded by the mobile terminal; and

determining, by the server, the time interval information on a next positioning of the mobile terminal according to the distance obtained by the calculating and the motion information.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

acquiring, by the server, an active time of a user associated with the mobile terminal; and

determining, by the server, the time interval information on a next positioning of the mobile terminal according to the distance obtained by the calculating and whether a current time is within the active time of the user.

20. A mobile terminal for determining a positioning interval of the mobile terminal, comprising:

a positioning module, configured to acquire current location information of the mobile terminal, and configured to transmit the location information to a server;

a receiving module, configured to receive, from the server, a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence; and

a processing module, configured to determine time interval information on a next positioning according to the received distance.

21. A mobile terminal for determining a positioning interval of the mobile terminal, comprising:

a positioning module, configured to acquire current location information of the mobile terminal, the current location information comprising a current location;

a calculating module, configured to calculate a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence; and

a processing module, configured to determine time interval information on a next positioning according to the distance obtained by the calculating module.

22. A server for determining a positioning interval of a mobile terminal, comprising:

a positioning module, configured to acquire current location information of a mobile terminal, the current location information comprising a current location;

a calculating module, configured to calculate a distance between the current location of the mobile terminal and a designated geo-fence;

a processing module, configured to determine time interval information on a next positioning of the mobile terminal according to the distance obtained by the calculating module; and

a transmitting module, configured to transmit the determined time interval information on a next positioning to the mobile terminal.