FEMTO cell visitation history for location based services

• US 8,818,404 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2012
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brisebois, Arthur Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US13/462,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20120214510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.5, 455/414.1, 705/14.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/28 with correlation of data from several navigational instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/10 between location register and external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

System(s) and method(s) are provided for collection and communication of data on handset attachment procedure, or visitation, to one or more femto cells to provide location information. A mobility component receives actual subscriber and femto access point (AP) attachment signaling and extracts visitation data that facilitates generation of real-time or historical visitation reports. Location information is conveyed through visitation reports which can include mobile device identifier(s), femto AP location, and a timestamp. Visitation reports also can include processed visitation data such as mobility matrices, historical mobility patterns or profiles, and predicted mobility events. Provision of location information occurs without the need for dedicated handset functionality, and associated hardware, or additional battery draw.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system, a portion of location intelligence that satisfies a selected criterion, wherein the determining comprises;

determining a first set of location intelligence having a defined level of accuracy and a second set of location intelligence, wherein the second set of location intelligence is more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

determining that the portion of location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion is the second set of location intelligence based on the second set of location intelligence being determined to be more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

initiating delivery, by the system, based on the portion of the location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion, of information to a set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the system, the location intelligence from the set of sources.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, by the system, the portion of the location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion further comprises determining a set of the location intelligence associated with a selected non-real-time service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiating the delivery of the information comprises initiating sending of an advertisement to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the advertisement comprises information indicative of a coupon for a product or service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiating the delivery of the information comprises initiating an on-demand service for the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiating the delivery of the information comprises initiating sending of driving directions to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiating the delivery of the information comprises initiating provision of pattern-specific location services to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the pattern-specific location services are based on a generated historical mobility profile of the set of sources.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores executable instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of executable instructions to perform operations, comprising;

receiving location information from a set of sources;

determining a portion of the location information that satisfies a selected criterion, wherein the determining of the portion comprises;

determining a first set of location intelligence with a defined level of accuracy and a second set of location intelligence, wherein the second set of location intelligence is more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

determining that the portion of location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion is the second set of location intelligence based on the second set of location intelligence being determined to be more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

delivering, based on the portion of the location information that satisfies the selected criterion, information to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location information.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the determining the portion of the location information that satisfies the selected criterion further comprises determining a set of the location information associated with a selected non-real-time service.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the delivering of the information comprises delivery of an advertisement to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location information.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the delivering of the information comprises delivery of on-demand services for the set of sources associated with the portion of the location information.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the delivering the information comprises sending driving directions to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the delivering the information comprises delivering pattern-specific location services to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the pattern-specific location services are based on a generated historical mobility profile of the set of sources.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device including at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

assessing location intelligence from a set of sources;

determining a portion of the location intelligence that satisfies a selected criterion, wherein the determining comprises;

determining a first set of the location intelligence having a defined level of accuracy and a second set of the location intelligence, wherein the second set of location intelligence is determined to be more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

determining that the portion of location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion is the second set of location intelligence based on the second set of location intelligence being determined to be more recently received than the first set of location intelligence; and

delivering, based on the portion of the location intelligence that satisfies the selected criterion, information to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location intelligence.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the delivering comprises delivering pattern-specific location services associated with the portion of the location information.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the delivering comprises delivering an advertisement to the set of sources associated with the portion of the location information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the pattern-specific location services are based on a generated historical mobility profile of the set of sources.