Enhanced location based information enabling self-realized leases

• US 10,045,153 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2017
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rivada Networks, LLC
• Original Assignee: Rivada Research, Llc (Rivada Networks, LLC)
• Inventors: Smith, Clint, Surampudi, Pumima
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Nhan
• Application Number:
  US15/465,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20170287085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0244 Accuracy or reliability of position solution or of measurements contributing thereto
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0249 Determining position using measurements made by a non-stationary device other than the device whose position is being determined
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0263 by combining or switching between positions derived from two or more separate positioning systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0289 of multiple transceivers, e.g. in ad hoc networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/10 Dynamic resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a wireless device. A fixed wireless device (e.g., fixed infrastructure device) may be configured to determine its current location based on location information received from one or more other devices. For example, the fixed wireless device may determine its current three-dimensional location based on latitude coordinate values, longitude coordinate values, and altitude coordinate values received from a plurality of the devices that are in proximity to the fixed wireless device. The fixed wireless device may then dynamically determine whether the fixed wireless device should be included in a telecommunication resource lease based on its determined current location. The fixed wireless device may allocate its available radio frequency resources use by devices that subscribe to a different network in response to determining that it should be included in the telecommunication resource lease.

Claims

1. A method for using an enhanced location based service (eLBS) in a fixed wireless device, comprising:

determining, via a processor of the fixed wireless device, a location of the fixed wireless device based on location information received from one or more other devices, comprising;

determining whether the fixed wireless device is able to acquire satellite signals and navigation data from a geospatial system;

collecting location information from one or more devices in a communication group in response to determining that the fixed wireless device is not able to acquire satellite signals or navigation data from the geospatial system; and

computing more precise location information for the fixed wireless device based on the location information collected from the one or more devices in the communication group; and

dynamically determining, via the processor, whether to include the fixed wireless device in a telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

determining an approximate location of the fixed wireless device;

grouping the fixed wireless device with the one or more other devices based on their proximity to the fixed wireless device to form the communication group;

sending the determined approximate location of the fixed wireless device to the one or more other devices in the communication group; and

receiving the location information in the fixed wireless device from the one or more other devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises determining a three-dimensional location of the fixed wireless device based on a latitude coordinate value, a longitude coordinate value, and an altitude coordinate value received from each of the one or more other devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixed wireless device is one of a small cell, a femtocell, a WiFi access node, or a beacon.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises determining whether to activate a service of the fixed wireless device based on the determined location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixed wireless device is included in a first network, and dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises dynamically determining whether the fixed wireless device should allocate radio frequency resources for use by wireless devices that subscribe to a second network based on the determined location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

determining, via the processor, whether information obtained via the geospatial system is accurate; and

collecting location information from one or more devices in the communication group in response to determining that the information obtained via the geospatial system is not accurate.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

obtaining location information for a current location of the fixed wireless device via a first connection to a data network, wherein the first connection is not a cellular data uplink transmission path;

determining a variance between the received location information and a fixed wireless device determined location;

determining whether the variance exceeds a threshold value; and

collecting the location information from a plurality of devices in the communication group in response to determining that the variance exceeds the threshold value.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

allocating radio frequency resources of the fixed wireless device for use by devices that subscribe to a different network in response to determining that the fixed wireless device should be included in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.

10. A fixed wireless device, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

determining a location of the fixed wireless device based on location information received from one or more other devices, comprising;

determining whether the fixed wireless device is able to acquire satellite signals and navigation data from a geospatial system;

collecting location information from one or more devices in a communication group in response to determining that the fixed wireless device is not able to acquire satellite signals or navigation data from the geospatial system; and

computing more precise location information for the fixed wireless device based on the location information collected from the one or more devices in the communication group; and

dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in a telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.

11. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

determining an approximate location of the fixed wireless device;

grouping the fixed wireless device with the one or more other devices based on their proximity to the fixed wireless device to form the communication group;

sending the determined approximate location of the fixed wireless device to the one or more other devices in the communication group; and

receiving the location information in the fixed wireless device from the one or more other devices.

12. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices comprises determining a three-dimensional location of the fixed wireless device based on a latitude coordinate value, a longitude coordinate value, and an altitude coordinate value received from each of the one or more other devices.

13. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the fixed wireless device is one of a small cell, a femtocell, a WiFi access node, or a beacon.

14. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises determining whether to activate a service of the fixed wireless device based on the determined location.

15. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein:

the fixed wireless device is included in a first network; and

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises dynamically determining whether the fixed wireless device should allocate radio frequency resources for use by wireless devices that subscribe to a second network based on the determined location.

16. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

determining whether information obtained via the geospatial system is accurate; and

collecting location information from one or more devices in the communication group in response to determining that the information obtained via the geospatial system is not accurate.

17. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

obtaining location information for a current location of the fixed wireless device via a first connection to a data network, wherein the first connection is not a cellular data uplink transmission path;

determining a variance between the received location information and a fixed wireless device determined location;

determining whether the variance exceeds a threshold value; and

collecting the location information from a plurality of devices in the communication group in response to determining that the variance exceeds the threshold value.

18. The fixed wireless device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising allocating radio frequency resources of the fixed wireless device for use by devices that subscribe to a different network in response to determining that the fixed wireless device should be included in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a computing device processor in a fixed wireless device to perform operations comprising:

determining a location of the fixed wireless device based on location information received from one or more other devices, comprising;

determining whether the fixed wireless device is able to acquire satellite signals and navigation data from a geospatial system;

collecting location information from one or more devices in a communication group in response to determining that the fixed wireless device is not able to acquire satellite signals or navigation data from the geospatial system; and

computing more precise location information for the fixed wireless device based on the location information collected from the one or more devices in the communication group; and

dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in a telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices comprises:

determining an approximate location of the fixed wireless device;

grouping the fixed wireless device with the one or more other devices based on their proximity to the fixed wireless device to form the communication group;

sending the determined approximate location of the fixed wireless device to the one or more other devices in the communication group; and

receiving the location information in the fixed wireless device from the one or more other devices.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices comprises determining a three-dimensional location of the fixed wireless device based on a latitude coordinate value, a longitude coordinate value, and an altitude coordinate value received from each of the one or more other devices.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the fixed wireless device is one of a small cell, a femtocell, a WiFi access node, or a beacon.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises determining whether to activate a service of the fixed wireless device based on the determined location.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that the fixed wireless device is included in a first network, and dynamically determining whether to include the fixed wireless device in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location comprises dynamically determining whether the fixed wireless device should allocate radio frequency resources for use by wireless devices that subscribe to a second network based on the determined location.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices further comprises:

determining whether information obtained via the geospatial system is accurate; and

collecting location information from one or more devices in a communication group in response to determining that the information obtained via the geospatial system is not accurate.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining the location of the fixed wireless device based on the location information received from the one or more other devices comprises:

obtaining location information for a current location of the fixed wireless device via a first connection to a data network, wherein the first connection is not a cellular data uplink transmission path;

determining a variance between the received location information and a fixed wireless device determined location;

determining whether the variance exceeds a threshold value; and

collecting the location information from a plurality of devices in the communication group in response to determining that the variance exceeds the threshold value.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising allocating radio frequency resources of the fixed wireless device for use by devices that subscribe to a different network in response to determining that the fixed wireless device should be included in the telecommunication resource lease based on the determined location.