Method and apparatus for forming communication group based on location history
First Claim
1. A method of forming a communication group based on mobile station location history, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller device, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window of interest that is in the past;
identifying, by the controller device, one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window of interest; and
causing, by the controller device, a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations;
wherein the step of identifying comprises causing, by the controller device, a group forming mobile station request message to be transmitted to each of the one or more mobile stations including the threshold area and the time window of interest and identifying the one or more mobile stations that transmit a join response indicating their presence within the threshold area during the time window of interest.
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Abstract
Communication groups are formed based on mobile station location history. The process includes receiving, at a controller device, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window, identifying one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window, and causing a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations. A further process includes a requesting device configured to identify a location and time window associated with an event, transmit a group formation request specifying the location and the time window and requesting formation of a communication group comprising mobile stations located within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window, and transmit using a communication group identifier provided to the requesting device.
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1. A method of forming a communication group based on mobile station location history, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a controller device, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window of interest that is in the past; identifying, by the controller device, one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window of interest; and causing, by the controller device, a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations; wherein the step of identifying comprises causing, by the controller device, a group forming mobile station request message to be transmitted to each of the one or more mobile stations including the threshold area and the time window of interest and identifying the one or more mobile stations that transmit a join response indicating their presence within the threshold area during the time window of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A method of forming a communication group based on mobile station location history, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a controller device, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window of interest that is in the past, identifying, by the controller device, one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window of interest, and causing, by the controller device, a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations; wherein the threshold area is determined by the controller device as a function of the specified location and is varied as a function of cartographic information or transportation system information associated with the location retrieved by the controller device.
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17. A controller device for forming a communication group based on mobile station location history, the controller comprising:
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a transceiver; a data store; and one or more processors configured to; receive, via the transceiver, a group formation request from a requesting device, the request specifying a location and a time window of interest that is in the past; identify one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window of interest; and cause a communication group to be created including the identified one or more mobile stations; wherein the identifying one or more mobile stations determined to be within a threshold area relative to the location during the time window of interest comprises causing a group forming mobile station request message to be transmitted, via the transceiver, to each of the one or more mobile stations including the threshold area and the time window of interest and identifying the one or more mobile stations that transmit a join response, received via the transceiver, indicating their presence within the threshold area during the time window of interest.
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