Methods and apparatus for enabling proximity services in mobile networks
First Claim
1. A location-estimation component comprising:
- an interconnection with a self-tracking component and a signal-detection component, the interconnection enabling provision of data to the location-estimation component, the location-estimation component capable of estimating location information based on data provided by the self-tracking component and the signal-detection-component, the location information selected from the group consisting of;
geographic coordinates of one or more target transmitters which broadcast signals that can be detected by the signal-detection component;
a localization-related parameter for such geographic coordinates; and
a direction the location-estimation component would have to go to approach said one or more target transmitters;
wherein the self-tracking component comprises sensors configured to perform measurements of location information of the location-estimation component; and
wherein the signal-detection component is configured to detect one or more signal properties at locations selected from among those where the self-tracking component performs a measurement and the signal properties contain distance information between the location-estimation component and said one or more target transmitters.
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Abstract
Apparatus, system or method to improve communications in a wireless communication network. Steps may include sending specific information to user equipment or adjacent base stations so that the user equipment and adjacent base stations can determine interference levels in sidelink communications. The apparatus may include a location-estimation component interconnected with a self-tracking component and a signal-detection component. The apparatus may include a proximity system implemented using instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium and the proximity system may be usable to locate one or more target transmitters. In some embodiments, the system may include other modules such as a localization module; a proximity-description module; and a proximity-display module. The proximity system may also include a proximity advertisement module, which includes an access management component; an ownership management component; and a content management component.
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5 Claims
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1. A location-estimation component comprising:
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an interconnection with a self-tracking component and a signal-detection component, the interconnection enabling provision of data to the location-estimation component, the location-estimation component capable of estimating location information based on data provided by the self-tracking component and the signal-detection-component, the location information selected from the group consisting of;
geographic coordinates of one or more target transmitters which broadcast signals that can be detected by the signal-detection component;
a localization-related parameter for such geographic coordinates; and
a direction the location-estimation component would have to go to approach said one or more target transmitters;wherein the self-tracking component comprises sensors configured to perform measurements of location information of the location-estimation component; and
wherein the signal-detection component is configured to detect one or more signal properties at locations selected from among those where the self-tracking component performs a measurement and the signal properties contain distance information between the location-estimation component and said one or more target transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon, said instructions comprising:
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instructions when implemented on a computer enable the computer to receive proximity information of one or more target transmitters within a plurality of target transmitters from a localization module, the instructions further enable the computer to implement steps of; reading or storing information related to said one or more target transmitters from a storage component that comprises non-transitory computer readable memory; reading and processing information of said one or more target transmitters using a user-interface component; downloading or uploading information related to target transmitters from the Internet using an optional Internet access component; sending the information of said target transmitters to a proximity-display module for display; and wherein the localization module is capable of estimating location information of the one or more target transmitters within the a plurality of target transmitters and comprises a self-tracking component, a signal-detection component, and a location-estimation component; wherein the location-estimation component is configured to estimate location information based on data provided by the self-tracking component and the signal-detection component, the location information selected from the group consisting of;
geographic coordinates of said one or more target transmitters who broadcast signals that were detected by the signal-detection component;
a localization-related parameter for such geographic coordinates; and
a direction the localization module would have to go to approach said one or more target transmitters; andwherein the self-tracking component, the signal-detection component and the location-estimation component are interconnected so as to enable provision of data to the location-estimation component. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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