Location based method and system for wireless mobile unit communication
First Claim
1. A communication method for a mobile wireless transmit receive unit (mobile WTRU) within a wireless network having geographic areas for preferred communication usage where the mobile WTRU can directly transmit and receive communication signals with a predetermined network station associated with a respective geographic area, comprising the steps of:
- determining an estimated geographic location of a mobile WTRU;
providing the mobile WTRU with position data relative to the determined mobile WTRU estimated location of at least one preferred communication area associated with a network station with which the WTRU cannot directly communicate at the determined mobile WTRU estimated location;
displaying the relative position data of said at least one preferred communication area to facilitate relocation of the mobile WTRU from the determined mobile WTRU estimated location to said at least one preferred communication area; and
relocating the WTRU to within said at least one preferred communication area such that the WTRU directly transmits and receives communication signals with the network station associated with said at least one preferred communication area.
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Abstract
A method and system for wireless mobile unit communication within a wireless network having geographic areas for preferred communication usage is provided. An estimated geographic location of a mobile unit is determined. The mobile unit is provided with relative position data of at least one preferred communication area relative to the determined mobile unit estimated location. The mobile unit is then relocated to a preferred communication area based on the relative position data. Preferably, a request for a pre-designated preferred communication area location is initiated by a mobile unit transmission and received by a network base station. The mobile unit can be equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) to determine the mobile unit'"'"'s estimated location. Transmission of estimated location data can be dependent upon whether the mobile unit or the network calculates relative position data.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication method for a mobile wireless transmit receive unit (mobile WTRU) within a wireless network having geographic areas for preferred communication usage where the mobile WTRU can directly transmit and receive communication signals with a predetermined network station associated with a respective geographic area, comprising the steps of:
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determining an estimated geographic location of a mobile WTRU; providing the mobile WTRU with position data relative to the determined mobile WTRU estimated location of at least one preferred communication area associated with a network station with which the WTRU cannot directly communicate at the determined mobile WTRU estimated location; displaying the relative position data of said at least one preferred communication area to facilitate relocation of the mobile WTRU from the determined mobile WTRU estimated location to said at least one preferred communication area; and relocating the WTRU to within said at least one preferred communication area such that the WTRU directly transmits and receives communication signals with the network station associated with said at least one preferred communication area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile wireless transmit receive unit (mobile WTRU) for communication within a wireless network having geographic areas pre-designated for preferred communication usage where the mobile WTRU can directly transmit and receive communication signals with a predetermined network station associated with a respective geographic area, comprising:
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a transmitter that is configured to use a determined mobile WTRU estimated location to initiate a request for a location of at least one pre-designated preferred communication area associated with a network station with which the WTRU cannot directly communicate at the determined mobile WTRU estimated location; a receiver configured to receive geographic location data corresponding to at least one pre-designated preferred communication area serviced by the network; and a user output device configured to display relative position data of said at least one preferred communication area relative to the determined mobile WTRU estimated location to facilitate relocation of the mobile WTRU from the determined mobile WTRU estimated location to said at least one preferred communication area such that the WTRU can directly transmit and receive communication signals with the network station associated with said at least one preferred communication area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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