Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving location based service resource allocation information in a mobile communication system

• US 8,478,302 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2011
• Issued: 07/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chae, Seong-Hyeon, Kim, Sang-Heon, Kang, Hee-Won, Won, Jin-Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US13/176,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20120009945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/422.1, 455450-4522, 4554561-4566, 370328-338, 370/350, 370/431, 370/437, 370/458, 370/459
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

A method, an Advanced Base Station (ABS) and an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an ABS in a mobile communication system are provided. The ABS transmits LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period. The LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an Advanced Base Station (ABS) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the LBS zone is switched on in a predetermined location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the predetermined location is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period and a superframe index.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with

N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents the super frame index, mod represents a modulo operation, and P_LBS represents the LBS zone transmission period.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is transmitted through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

6. A method for receiving Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising detecting a location where the LBS zone is switched on.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the location where the LBS zone is switched on is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period and a superframe index.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with

N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents the super frame index, mod represents a modulo operation and P_LBS represents the LBS zone transmission period.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is received through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

11. An Advanced Base Station (ABS) in a mobile communication system, the ABS comprising:

a transmission unit for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period;

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on.

12. The ABS of claim 11, wherein the LBS zone is switched on in a predetermined location.

13. The ABS of claim 12, wherein the predetermined location is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period and a superframe index.

14. The ABS of claim 13, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with

N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents the super frame index, mod represents a modulo operation and P_LBS represents the LBS zone transmission period.

15. The ABS of claim 14, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is transmitted through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.

16. An Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) in a mobile communication system, the AMS comprising:

a reception unit for receiving Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period,

wherein the LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames if the LBS zone transmission is switched on.

17. The AMS of claim 16, further comprising a control unit for detecting a location where the LBS zone is switched on.

18. The AMS of claim 17, wherein the location where the LBS zone is switched on is determined based on the LBS zone transmission period and a superframe index.

19. The AMS of claim 18, wherein the predetermined location is a super frame determined in accordance with

N_superframe mod P_LBS=0

where N_superframe represents the super frame index, mod represents a modulo operation and P_LBS represents the LBS zone transmission period.

20. The AMS of claim 19, wherein the LBS resource allocation information is received through an Advanced Air Interface System Configuration Descriptor (AAI_SCD) message.