Location management of static/low speed mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of tracking device location in a communication network, the method comprising:
- detecting, at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of the MTC device;
determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device, including;
determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from at least one of one or more candidate access points is above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period;
determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from a serving access point is below a second predetermined threshold for the predetermined time period; and
determining that an incoming angle of a signal received from at least one of the one or more access points is different than a previous incoming angle of a signal previously received from the at least one of the one or more access point; and
reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia;
wherein the first predetermined threshold is −
80 dBm, the predetermined time period is between five to ten milliseconds, and the second predetermined threshold is −
90 dBm.
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Abstract
In some examples, a method of tracking device location in a communication network is described. The method may include, detecting at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points (APs) in a vicinity of the MTC device. The method may also include determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device. The method may also include reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network. The network end may be configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of tracking device location in a communication network, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of the MTC device; determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device, including; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from at least one of one or more candidate access points is above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from a serving access point is below a second predetermined threshold for the predetermined time period; and determining that an incoming angle of a signal received from at least one of the one or more access points is different than a previous incoming angle of a signal previously received from the at least one of the one or more access point; and reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia; wherein the first predetermined threshold is −
80 dBm, the predetermined time period is between five to ten milliseconds, and the second predetermined threshold is −
90 dBm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device; determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device, including; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from at least one of one or more candidate access points is above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from a serving access point is below a second predetermined threshold for the predetermined time period; and determining that an incoming angle of a signal received from at least one of the one or more access points is different than a previous incoming angle of a signal previously received from the at least one of the one or more access point; and reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in a communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia; wherein the first predetermined threshold is −
80 dBm, the predetermined time period is between five to ten milliseconds, and the second predetermined threshold is −
90 dBm. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication network comprising:
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a network end; and a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executable by the MTC device to detect variations in a current location of the MTC device and to inform the network end to update a location of the MTC device stored by the network end in response to detecting a variation in the current location by; detecting location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of the MTC device; determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device, including; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from at least one of one or more candidate access points is above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period; determining that a received signal strength of a signal received from a serving access point is below a second predetermined threshold for the predetermined time period; and determining that an incoming angle of a signal received from at least one of the one or more access points is different than a previous incoming angle of a signal previously received from the at least one of the one or more access points; and reporting the detected location indicia to the network end, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia; wherein the first predetermined threshold is −
80 dBm, the predetermined time period is between five to ten milliseconds, and the second predetermined threshold is −
90 dBm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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