Urban mobile network system

• US 9,054,899 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2010
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beelinx Usa, LLC
• Original Assignee: Beelinx Usa, LLC
• Inventors: Crinon, Guillaume, Constantinidis, Nicolas, Gallais, Didier
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Fayyaz
• Application Number:
  US13/502,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20120196646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 413, 455/550.1, 4554561-4563
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/24 Cell structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point

Abstract

A mobile network comprising a central unit (102) for communicating with a first network (104); at least one intermediate base station (106) for communication with the central unit (102) over the first network (104) and for transmitting data to a second network; at least one mobile unit (112) for receiving data from the base station over the second network, a memory for storing the data, a display and a processor running an application to display at least a portion of the stored data; and at least one geolocation marker (116) external to the mobile unit for generating a signal including position information indication a relative position, wherein the signal is received by the mobile unit when it is proximate to the base station wherein the central unit broadcasts at least one portion of the data to the mobile unit through the intermediate base station; and wherein the application running on the processor displays a portion of the stored data associated with the relative position.

Claims

1. A mobile network system comprising:

a central unit having;

a database having stored therein a data structure; and

a central unit communications transceiver for communicating with a first network;

at least one intermediate base station having;

a base station transceiver for communication with the central unit over the first network; and

a mobile transmitter for transmitting data to a second network in a broadcast mode for receipt by a receiving unit and not requiring any back communication link to a receiving unit;

a plurality of mobile units each operating as a receiving unit, each having;

a mobile receiver operating in a receive only mode for receiving data from the base station over the second network, thus requiring no communication back to the base station; and

a memory for storing the data;

wherein the central unit operates in a broadcast only mode to map at least one portion of the data structure to the memory in the mobile unit through the intermediate base station such that the portion of the data structure is received by substantially all of the mobile units at the same time.

2. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mobile units further includes:

a display; and

a processor for running an application to display at least a portion of the stored data.

3. The mobile network system of claim 2, further comprising:

a geolocation marker external to the mobile unit for generating a signal including position information indicating a relative position, which signal is received by the mobile unit when the mobile unit is proximate to the geolocation marker, the application running on the processor utilizing the relative position during the operation thereof.

4. The mobile network system of claim 3, wherein a plurality of geolocation markers are provided and the application is operable in at least two modes, one mode associated with a first geolocation marker and a second mode associated with a second geolocation marker, wherein proximity to the first or second geolocation marker determines the mode.

5. The mobile network of claim 3, wherein the application is operable to display a portion of the stored data associated with the relative position.

6. The mobile network of claim 3, wherein the application is operable to display a position associated with the relative position on a map.

7. The mobile network system of claim 3, wherein the position information includes a latitude and longitude associated with the geolocation marker.

8. The mobile network system of claim 3, wherein the position information includes a location name associated with the geolocation marker.

9. The mobile network system of claim 3, wherein the mobile transmitter of the intermediate base station is operable to transmit in a broadcast only mode a synchronization signal, thus requiring no communication back to the base station, and wherein the geolocation marker is operable to receive the synchronization signal and transmit in a broadcast only mode the signal for receipt by receiving ones of the plurality of mobile units indicating the relative position in response thereto.

10. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein the first network comprises the internet.

11. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein the memory of the intermediate base station includes a temporary storage for storing the at least one portion of the data structure therein.

12. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein the intermediate base station is operable to continuously transmit in a broadcast mode requiring no response from the receiving one or ones of the plurality of mobile units the portion of the data structure stored within the memory thereof to the plurality of mobile units.

13. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of mobile units is operable to transmit a request message to the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station independent of the broadcast operation of the base station, and receive a response message from the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station in response thereto.

14. The mobile network system of claim 1, wherein the central unit is operable to map a first portion of the data structure to the memory of a first mobile unit through a first intermediate base station, and map a second portion of the data structure to the memory of a second mobile unit through a second intermediate base station.

15. A mobile network system comprising:

a central unit having;

a database having stored therein a data structure; and

a central unit communications transceiver for communicating with a first network;

at least one intermediate base station having;

a base station transceiver for communication with the central unit over the first network; and

a mobile transmitter for transmitting data to a second network in a broadcast mode for receipt by a receiving unit and not requiring any back communication link to a receiving unit;

at least one mobile unit operating as a receiving unit having;

a mobile receiver operating in a receive only mode for receiving data from the base station over the second network, thus requiring no communication back to the base station;

a memory for storing the data;

a display; and

a processor for running an application to display at least a portion of the stored data; and

at least one geolocation marker external to the mobile unit for generating a signal including position information indicating a relative position, wherein the signal is received in a receive only mode requiring no communication back to the geolocation marker by the mobile unit when the mobile unit is proximate to the base station;

wherein the central unit operates in a broadcast only mode to map at least one portion of the data structure to the memory in the mobile unit through the intermediate base station; and

wherein the application running on the processor is operable to display a portion of the stored data associated with the relative position.

16. The mobile network system of claim 15, wherein the position information includes a latitude and longitude associated with the geolocation marker.

17. The mobile network system of claim 15, wherein the position information includes a location name associated with the geolocation marker.

18. The mobile system of claim 15, wherein the mobile transmitter of the intermediate base station is operable to transmit in a broadcast mode only a synchronization signal, thus requiring no communication back to the base station, and wherein the geolocation marker is operable to receive the synchronization signal and transmit in a broadcast only mode the signal for receipt by receiving ones of the at least one mobile unit indicating the relative position in response thereto.

19. The mobile system of claim 15, wherein the intermediate base station is operable to continuously transmit in a broadcast mode requiring no response from the at least one mobile unit the portion of the data structure stored within the memory thereof to the at least one mobile unit.

20. The mobile system of claim 15, wherein the at least one mobile unit is operable to transmit a request message to the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station independent of the broadcast operation of the base station, and receive a response message from the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station in response thereto.

21. A method for communicating information in a mobile network comprising:

storing a data structure in a database of a central unit;

transmitting, by the central unit operating in a broadcast mode, at least a portion of the data structure to at least one intermediate base station via a first network;

receiving the at least a portion of the data structure by the at least one intermediate base station;

transmitting, by the at least one intermediate base station, the at least a portion of the data structure to a plurality of mobile units via second network in a broadcast mode for receipt by a mobile unit and not requiring any back communication link to a mobile unit;

receiving the at least a portion of the data structure by each of the plurality of mobile units, each operating in a receive only mode, such that the portion of the data structure is received by substantially all of the mobile units at the same time, thus requiring no communication back to the base station; and

mapping at least one portion of the data structure to a memory in each of the plurality of mobile units upon receipt by the respective mobile unit.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

generating a signal including position information indicating a relative position by a geolocation marker and transmitting such signal in a broadcast only mode over the second network for receipt by a mobile unit and not requiring any back communication link to a mobile unit;

receiving the signal over the second network by at least one of the plurality of mobile units when the at least one mobile unit is proximate to the geolocation marker; and

utilizing the relative position during an operation of an application running on a processor of the at least one mobile unit.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the position information includes a latitude and longitude associated with the geolocation marker.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the position information includes a location name associated with the geolocation marker.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

displaying, by the application, a portion of the stored data associated with the relative position on a display of the at least one mobile unit.

26. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

transmitting, in a broadcast only mode and by the intermediate base station, a synchronization signal, thus requiring no communication back to the base station;

receiving the synchronization signal by the geolocation marker; and

transmitting, by the geolocation marker in a broadcast only mode, the signal for receipt by receiving ones of the plurality of mobile units indicating the relative position in response to receiving the synchronization signal.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

continuously transmitting, by the intermediate base station in a broadcast mode requiring no response from the mobile units, the at least a portion of the data structure to the plurality of mobile units.

28. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

transmitting, by at least one of the plurality of mobile units, a request message to the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station independent of the broadcast operation of the base station; and

receiving, by the at least one of the plurality of mobile units, a response message from the central unit via the at least one intermediate base station.

29. An urban mobile communication system comprising:

a plurality of mobile units operating within a defined operating area, each of the mobile units having;

a processor,

a memory for storing a mobile unit file structure,

an application running on the processor for operating on the mobile unit file structure, and

a receiver for receiving on a common receive communication channel data;

each of the mobile units operating in a receive only mode of operation, and in the receive only mode of operation, each of the mobile units requires no back communication link to a transmitting source to receive;

a plurality of geolocation markers disposed within the defined operating area and operating as transmitting sources, each having;

a memory for storing geolocation information to define a relative position within the defined operating area,

a geolocation transmitter for transmitting the defined geolocation information on the common receive communication channel in a broadcast mode for receipt by a mobile unit and not requiring any back communication link to a mobile unit, the geolocation transmitter having a geolocation transmit range less than the defined operating area.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein each of the mobile units have the capability to receive in the receive only mode information other than the geolocation information on the common receive communication channel within the defined area which other information is synchronized with the transmission of the geolocation information such that collisions are avoided.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the mobile unit further includes a transmitter for transmitting information on a common transmit communication channel.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the receive communication channel and the transmit communication channel are different.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein the geolocation information includes latitude and longitude information to define the coordinate position of the associated geolocation marker.

34. The system of claim 29 wherein the geolocation transmit range is non-overlapping wherein, upon receiving of the geolocation information by the processor for many of the geolocation markers, the operation of the application associated therewith is parameterized thereby.

35. The system of claim 29, wherein at least one base station is disposed within the defined operating area and having:

a base station transmitter operating over the common communications receive channel, with a base station transmit range that defines the boundaries of the defined operating area, the transmitter operating in a broadcast mode for receipt by a mobile unit and not requiring any back communication link to a mobile unit;

a database having a base station file structure stored therein;

a processor for mapping at least a portion of the base station file structure to the mobile unit file structure.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the base station is operable to broadcast the at least a portion of the base station file structure to all of the mobile units within the associated defined area over the common communications receive channel.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein broadcast of the at least a portion of the base station file structure requires no interaction with any of the mobile units.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein there are provided a plurality of base stations, wherein the base station defines the defined operating area.

39. A method for communication information in an urban mobile communication system comprising:

providing a plurality of mobile units operating within a defined operating area, each of the mobile units having a processor, and a memory for storing a mobile unit file structure;

running an application on the processor of each of the plurality of mobile units for operating on the mobile unit file structure;

receiving, from a transmitting source by each of the plurality of mobile units, data on a common receive communication channel, the step of receiving operating in a receive only mode that requires no back communication link to the transmitting source over the common receive communication channel;

providing a plurality of geolocation markers operating as transmitting sources disposed within the defined operating area, each having a memory for storing geolocation information to define a relative position within the defined operating area and a geolocation transmitter for transmitting in a broadcast mode only over the common communication channel and not requiring any back communication link to a mobile unit; and

transmitting, by the geolocation transmitter of each of the plurality of geolocation markers, the defined geolocation information on the common receive communication channel, the geolocation transmitter having a geolocation transmit range less than the defined operating area.