Method and network for determining an environment wherein a mobile terminal is situated
First Claim
1. A method of determining an environment wherein a mobile terminal of a mobile radiocommunication network is situated, said mobile terminal being associated with an identifier, comprising:
- i) retrieving said identifier;
ii) retrieving at least one technical feature of said mobile terminal according to said identifier, said one technical feature being related to a capability of said mobile terminal of receiving a radio signal;
iii) taking a measurement indicative of a quality of said radio signal at said mobile terminal;
iv) adjusting at least one of at least one parameter and said measurement according to said at least one technical feature; and
v) applying to said measurement an operation for determining said environment, said operation depending on said at least one parameter.
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Abstract
A method of determining an environment wherein a mobile terminal of a mobile radiocommunication network is situated, the mobile terminal being associated to an identifier. The method includes: i) retrieving the identifier; ii) retrieving at least one technical feature of the mobile terminal according to the identifier, the one technical feature being related to the capability of the mobile terminal of receiving a radio signal; iii) taking a measurement indicative of a quality of the radio signal at the mobile terminal; and iv) applying to the measurement an operation for determining the environment, the operation depending on at least one parameter, wherein the method further includes, before step iv), v) adjusting at least one of the at least one parameter and the measurement according to the at least one technical feature.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of determining an environment wherein a mobile terminal of a mobile radiocommunication network is situated, said mobile terminal being associated with an identifier, comprising:
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i) retrieving said identifier; ii) retrieving at least one technical feature of said mobile terminal according to said identifier, said one technical feature being related to a capability of said mobile terminal of receiving a radio signal; iii) taking a measurement indicative of a quality of said radio signal at said mobile terminal; iv) adjusting at least one of at least one parameter and said measurement according to said at least one technical feature; and v) applying to said measurement an operation for determining said environment, said operation depending on said at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile radiocommunication network comprising:
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a mobile terminal associated with an identifier, said mobile terminal capable of being adapted to take a measurement indicative of a quality of a radio signal received at said mobile terminal; a first database storing at least one technical feature of said mobile terminal related to the capability of said mobile terminal of receiving said radio signal; a network apparatus capable of being adapted to retrieve said at least one technical feature of said mobile terminal from said first database according to said identifier; a processor capable of being adapted to apply to said measurement an operation for determining an environment wherein said mobile terminal is situated, said operation depending on at least one parameter, wherein said processor is further adapted to adjust at least one of said at least one parameter and said measurement according to said at least one technical feature. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising software instructions that, when executed by a computer, determines an environment wherein a mobile terminal of a mobile radiocommunication network is situated, said mobile terminal being associated with an identifier, said software instructions comprising:
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i) an identifier retrieving code for retrieving said identifier; ii) a technical feature retrieving code for retrieving at least one technical feature of said mobile terminal according to said identifier, said one technical feature being related to a capability of said mobile terminal of receiving a radio signal; iii) a reading code for reading a measurement indicative of a quality of said radio signal at said mobile terminal; iv) an adjusting code for adjusting at least one of at least one parameter and said measurement according to said at least one technical feature; and v) an applying code for applying to said measurement an operation for determining said environment, said operation depending on said at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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