LOCATION MANAGEMENT OF STATIC/LOW SPEED MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of tracking device location in a communication network, the method comprising:
- detecting, at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of the MTC device;
determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device; and
reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia.
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Abstract
In some examples, a method of tracking device location in a communication network is described. The method may include, detecting at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points (APs) in a vicinity of the MTC device. The method may also include determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device. The method may also include reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network. The network end may be configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of tracking device location in a communication network, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device, location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of the MTC device; determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device; and reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in the communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. (canceled)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting location indicia from one or more access points in a vicinity of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device; determining, based on the detected location indicia, that a current location of the MTC device is different than a preceding location of the MTC device; and reporting the detected location indicia to a network end in a communication network, wherein the network end is configured to update location information of the MTC device in response to receiving the detected location indicia. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 18, 21)
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15-17. -17. (canceled)
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19-20. -20. (canceled)
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22. A communication network comprising:
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a network end; and a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device configured to detect variations in a current location of the MTC device and configured to inform the network end to update a location of the MTC device stored by the network end in response to detecting a variation in the current location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 27, 29)
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25-26. -26. (canceled)
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28. (canceled)
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