Dynamic reporting scheme for location based services

• US 8,614,629 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2012
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Verbil, Christopher John
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFSASS, JEFFERY A
• Application Number:
  US13/484,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20120238290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.13, 340988-994, 701/207, 701/213, 701/408, 701/500, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/404.1, 455/404.2
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A dynamic position reporting and/or logging scheme is described herein. Position reporting and/or logging for a mobile device may be dynamically determined based on one or more reporting and/or logging constraints. The constraints may be based on time, distance, events, operating parameters, operating conditions, or some combination thereof. The constraints that dynamically trigger position reporting may be the same as, overlap, or be distinct from the constraints used to trigger position logging. The reporting and logging constraints can be selected to provide a more accurate indication of a track or route traveled by the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of dynamic position reporting, the method comprising:

determining at least one position fix of a mobile device;

determining a status of at least one reporting parameter;

initiating at least one position report based on the status of the at least one reporting parameter;

selecting a report type for the at least one position report, wherein the report type constrains the number of position fixes contained in the at least one position report, and wherein selection of the report type is based on the at least one reporting parameter used to initiate the at least one position report;

generating the at least one position report in accordance with the selected report type; and

sending the at least one position report to a central registry over a wireless communication link.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of redundant position fixes.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of sequential position fixes.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of a single position fix.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected report type requires a request for acknowledgement (ACK).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting an elapsed time/distance since a previous position report, and the report type is selected to require a single position fix without a request for ACK.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting that the mobile device has performed a turn, and the report type is selected to require sequential position fixes.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein selection of the report type is further based on probability of receipt.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein selection of the report type is further based on resource load.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein selection of the report type is further based on ranking of criticality of information.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein selection of the report type is further based on wireless channel conditions.

12. A dynamic position reporting apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a position location module configured to determine at least one position fix of a mobile device;

a position data manager coupled to the position location module and configured to initiate at least one position report based on a status of at least one reporting parameter and select a report type for the at least one position report, wherein the report type constrains the number of position fixes contained in the at least one position report, and wherein selection of the report type is based on the at least one reporting parameter used to initiate the at least one position report; and

a communication transceiver coupled to the position data manager and configured to transmit the at least one position report over a wireless channel to a central registry.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of redundant position fixes.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of sequential position fixes.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of a single position fix.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the selected report type requires a request for acknowledgement (ACK).

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting an elapsed time/distance since a previous position report, and the report type is selected to require a single position fix without a request for ACK.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting that the mobile device has performed a turn, and the report type is selected to require sequential position fixes.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein selection of the report type is further based on probability of receipt.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein selection of the report type is further based on resource load.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein selection of the report type is further based on ranking of criticality of information.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein selection of the report type is further based on wireless channel conditions.

23. A dynamic position reporting apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining at least one position fix of a mobile device;

means for determining a status of at least one reporting parameter;

means for initiating at least one position report based on the status of the at least one reporting parameter;

means for selecting a report type for the at least one position report, wherein the report type constrains the number of position fixes contained in the at least one position report, and wherein selection of the report type is based on the at least one reporting parameter used to initiate the at least one position report;

means for generating the at least one position report in accordance with the selected report type; and

means for sending the at least one position report to a central registry over a wireless communication link.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of redundant position fixes.

25. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of sequential position fixes.

26. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the selected report type requires reporting of a single position fix.

27. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the selected report type requires a request for acknowledgement (ACK).

28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting an elapsed time/distance since a previous position report, and the report type is selected to require a single position fix without a request for ACK.

29. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting that the mobile device has performed a turn, and the report type is selected to require sequential position fixes.

30. At least one storage device encoded with one or more processor-readable instructions when executed by a processor performs dynamic position reporting, the instructions comprising:

instructions for determining at least one position fix of a mobile device;

instructions for determining a status of at least one reporting parameter;

instructions for initiating at least one position report based on the status of the at least one reporting parameter;

instructions for selecting a report type for the at least one position report, wherein the report type constrains the number of position fixes contained in the at least one position report, and wherein selection of the report type is based on the at least one reporting parameter used to initiate the at least one position report;

instructions for generating the at least one position report in accordance with the selected report type; and

instructions for sending the at least one position report to a central registry over a wireless communication link.

31. The at least one storage device of claim 30, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting an elapsed time/distance since a previous position report, and the report type is selected to require a single position fix without a request for ACK.

32. The at least one storage device of claim 30, wherein the at least one position report is initiated by detecting that the mobile device has performed a turn, and the report type is selected to require sequential position fixes.