Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110205964 | TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATING FOR IDLE-STATE USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and techniques for determining the location of user equipment (UE) in a wireless network are disclosed. These techniques leverage geometric calculations for an overlaid bin grid framework mapping the wireless network area to store differential values for each frame of the bin grid framework for each pair of relevant NodeBs. A timing offset can be determined, such that when a time value from a target UE is accessed, the location can be quickly determined with minimal real time computation. In an aspect, the time value from an idle-state target UE can be accessed. The target UE time value can be searched among pre-computed differential value data sets indexed by relevant NodeB site pairs to return sets of frames that can facilitate converging on a location for the target UE. Intersecting frames can represent the geographic location of the UE in the wireless network. Further, the data can be leveraged to correct timing in the network. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207470 | TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and techniques for determining the location of user equipment (UE) in a wireless network are disclosed. These techniques leverage geometric calculations for an overlaid bin grid framework mapping the wireless network area to store differential values for each frame of the bin grid framework for each pair of relevant NodeBs. A timing offset can be determined, such that when a time value from a target UE is accessed, the location can be quickly determined with minimal real time computation. In an aspect, the target UE time value can be search for in the pre-computed differential value data set indexed by a relevant NodeB site pair to return a set of frames (forming a hyperbola between the site pair) that can be intersected with a second set of frames for a second NodeB site pair for the same UE. The intersecting frames can represent the location of the UE in the wireless network. Further, the data can be leveraged to correct timing in the network. | 08-25-2011 |
20110275364 | DEVICE-DRIVEN INTELLIGENCE AND FEEDBACK FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND PLANNING OF A SERVICE NETWORK - System(s), device(s), method(s), and user interfaces are provided to enable a subscriber device to report network operation conditions, such as network performance incidents, to receive feedback from the network related to the incident and available or possibly available solutions, and to produce network intelligence suitable for network planning and network performance enhancement. Reporting of network performance incidents can be characterized by location and time of occurrence, wherein these intelligence is provided by the user device. Feedback provided by the network is based on the network performance data received as part of reporting an incident. The reporting described herein enables a network operator to generate network planning intelligence based on actual network performance as experienced at the subscriber level. | 11-10-2011 |
20120144057 | MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATIC FILTERING OF TRANSMITTED DATA CONTENT - A communications device is provided. This includes a processor adapted to receive one or more identified data sources from at least one network database. An applications component is configured to determine one or more network applications that communicate with the processor based in part on the one or more identified data sources. A filter can be configured to at least partially disable data exchanges to the one or more identified data sources during communications with at least one of the one or more network applications. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144346 | MOTION-BASED USER INTERFACE FEATURE SUBSETS - The present disclosure relates to motion adaptive user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network environment adapted for selecting one or more subsets of accessible user interface (UI) functions based, at least in part, on the determined motion of a UE. By selectively employing the one or more subsets of UI functions, a UE can dynamically adapt to the motion of the UE and limit distracting interactions with the UE creating a safer or more compliant wireless environment. Further disclosed are features related to override of UI limitations, auxiliary location sensing aspects, motion rule updating features, and voluntary and involuntary user preference aspects. | 06-07-2012 |
20120252489 | TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and techniques for determining the location of user equipment (UE) in a wireless network are disclosed. These techniques leverage geometric calculations for an overlaid bin grid framework mapping the wireless network area to store differential values for each frame of the bin grid framework for each pair of relevant NodeBs. A timing offset can be determined, such that when a time value from a target UE is accessed, the location can be quickly determined with minimal real time computation. In an aspect, the target UE time value can be search for in the pre-computed differential value data set indexed by a relevant NodeB site pair to return a set of frames (forming a hyperbola between the site pair) that can be intersected with a second set of frames for a second NodeB site pair for the same UE. The intersecting frames can represent the location of the UE in the wireless network. Further, the data can be leveraged to correct timing in the network. | 10-04-2012 |
20120264397 | Selective Establishment of Radio Access Bearers to Support Simultaneous Voice and Data Communications in a Mobile Telecommunications Network - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are for selectively establishing radio access bearers configured to support simultaneous voice and data communications in a mobile telecommunications network. An exemplary method includes receiving a request to initiate a data session at a mobile device that is currently engaged in a voice session and, in response to receiving the request, determining if the mobile device is capable of supporting a radio access bearer configured to simultaneously support the data session and the voice session. The method further includes allowing or denying establishment of the radio access bearer based upon the determination. | 10-18-2012 |
20120289250 | TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATING FOR IDLE-STATE USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A user equipment (UE) location in a wireless network can be determined by leveraging geometric calculations for an overlaid bin grid framework mapping the wireless network area to store differential values for each frame of the bin grid framework for each pair of relevant NodeBs. A timing offset can be determined, such that when a time value from a target UE is accessed, the location can be quickly determined with minimal real time computation. In an aspect, the time value from an idle-state target UE can be accessed. The target UE time value can be searched among pre-computed differential value data sets indexed by relevant NodeB site pairs to return sets of frames that can facilitate converging on a location for the target UE. Intersecting frames can represent the geographic location of the UE in the wireless network. Further, the data can be leveraged to correct timing in the network. | 11-15-2012 |
20120302223 | Selective Prioritization of Voice Over Data - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein for allowing a user or a service provider to selectively prioritize voice communications over data communications. By selectively prioritizing voice communications over data communications, the number of dropped calls in the mobile telecommunications network can be significantly reduced. | 11-29-2012 |
20130007058 | DYNAMIC CONTENT SELECTION THROUGH TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATION DATA - The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location (TFL) information in dynamically selecting a subset of content from a set of content. TFL information can provide location information for user equipment without employing conventional location techniques. As such, TLF information can provide for location-centric selection of content. Further, secondary information correlated to TFL information can be received and employed in dynamic content subset selection. In an aspect, rules can be employed to predict the future location of a user equipment such that dynamic content selection can be tailored to the predicted future position of the user equipment. Moreover, privacy components can be employed to limit the propagation of sensitive information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130021199 | ESTIMATING NETWORK BASED LOCATING ERROR IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and techniques for determining the accuracy of network based user equipment (UE) locating methods and results thereof are disclosed. Periodic direct measurements of location error for a network based location result are determined by the difference in the network based location result and an assisted global positioning system (AGPS) location result. The location error is associated with a cell-pair contributing to data employed to determine the network based location result. The error associated with the cell-pair is then applied as a measure of accuracy in future network based location results that also employ data associated with the cell-pair to determine the future network based location result. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023237 | LOCATION ANALYTICS EMPLOYING TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATION INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location information in location analytics. Timed fingerprint location information can provide a location for a user equipment. The location of the user equipment can be compared to a location analytics rule related to the location of a user equipment. Where the location satisfies a condition of the location analytics rule, the user equipment can be associated with a compliance status. Compliance, or noncompliance, can initiate further action. Further action can include reporting the compliance status, verifying the identity of a user associated with the user equipment, enforcing the location analytics rule, etc. Enforcing the location analytics rule can include alerts, fines, reporting to an authority figure or agency, etc. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023274 | SELECTION OF A RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE BASED ON RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE HISTORICAL INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access technology resource based on historical data related to the radio access technology resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access technology resource. Historical information related to the radio access technology resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access technology resource. A set of radio access technology resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access technology resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access technology resource over simple contemporaneous radio access technology resource information. In some embodiments timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023281 | SELECTION OF A RADIO ACCESS BEARER RESOURCE BASED ON RADIO ACCESS BEARER RESOURCE HISTORICAL INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access bearer resource based on historical data related to the radio access bearer resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access bearer resource. Historical information related to the radio access bearer resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access bearer resource. A set of radio access bearer resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access bearer resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access bearer resource over simple contemporaneous radio access bearer resource information. In some embodiments timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location. | 01-24-2013 |
20130036037 | FRAUD ANALYSIS FOR A LOCATION AWARE TRANSACTION - The disclosed subject matter provides for fraud analysis for a location aware transaction. In an aspect, location information can be associated with historical fraud events. The location of user equipment can be analyzed against historical fraud information to facilitate determination of a fraud factor value. The fraud factor value can reflect a determination related to the likelihood of fraud occurring in the present transaction based on the historic fraud events at the same or similar location as the present location of the user equipment. The determination can be based on fraud rules. Further aspects provide for abstraction of the fraud factor to limit exposure of personal information associated with wireless carrier subscribers in fraud analysis for a location aware transaction. | 02-07-2013 |
20130053023 | TICKETING MOBILE CALL FAILURES BASED ON GEOLOCATED EVENT DATA - Providing for identifying and ticketing mobile network communication errors according to geographic position of the errors is described herein. By way of example, communication errors, such as dropped calls, can be tracked and recorded as a function of position of a mobile terminal affected by a dropped call. A number of these errors within a given location is compared with historic error data to determine statistically anomalous instances of communication errors. Upon identifying such an anomaly, an error ticket can be generated that identifies a geographic region associated with the error. Particularly, the geographic region can be independent of radio access network infrastructure, which is conventionally used as a means of locating events within a mobile network. A geographic error ticket can, in some aspects of the subject disclosure, facilitate discovery and troubleshooting of errors that originate at least in part from unknown or unanticipated sources. | 02-28-2013 |
20130109407 | SHARING TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATION INFORMATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130110392 | AUTOMATIC TRAVEL TIME AND ROUTING DETERMINATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | 05-02-2013 |
20130135148 | FEMTOCELL CALIBRATION FOR TIMING BASED LOCATING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods disclosed herein can implement a femtocell calibration solution that uses the known location of the femtocell to calibrate timing based locating systems. The calculated time differences of different signals sent between macrocells and a mobile device can be used to solve for a reference time difference that accounts for the timing differences of the unsynchronized macrocells. The reference time difference can then be used to solve for the location of another mobile device if the calculated time differences between that mobile device and the macrocells are known. The solution can include taking many measurements of the calculated time difference at the first mobile device in order to average them to get a more accurate reference time difference. The solution can further include ceasing measurements at the first mobile device when the mobile device is no longer within range of the femtocell. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method includes detecting, at a device coupled to a network, a communication transmitted over the network. The method includes determining whether the communication is associated with an unauthorized data request, and, in response to determining that the communication is associated with the unauthorized data request, determining an access point associated with a source of the communication. The method further includes transmitting a message to a service provider. The message may request identification of mobile communication devices that are located within a threshold distance of the access point. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137465 | HANDSET AGENT CALIBRATION FOR TIMING BASED LOCATING SYSTEMS - The systems and methods disclosed herein can implement a handset agent calibration solution that uses the GPS receivers on mobile devices to determine a location of the mobile device to calibrate timing based locating systems. The handset agent can be installed on the mobile device and can upload to an internet server the coordinates captured by the GPS receiver along with the observed time differences. The observed time differences and the location of the mobile device can be used to solve for reference time differences to calibrate unsynchronized macrocells. The reference time difference can be used to solve for the location of other mobile devices if the observed time differences between that mobile device and the macrocells are known. The solution can include receiving measurement reports from many mobile devices to obtain averaged observed time differences at a reference location to achieve more accurate reference time differences. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138334 | Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Datasets - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for comparing multi-dimensional datasets are provided. A multi-dimensional dataset comparison includes receiving a plurality of datasets, each including a plurality of coordinates, wherein a subset of coordinates defines a geo-fence. For a coordinate within a geo-fence of one of the plurality of datasets, determining analogous coordinates in each of the other datasets, the analogous coordinates defining a coordinate input set, and performing in parallel an operation on the coordinate input set to determine whether an entry is present at a coordinate of the coordinate input set. | 05-30-2013 |
20130273934 | ADAPTIVE RADIO AREA NETWORK COVERAGE - Adaptive radio area network (RAN) coverage is described. The azimuth, elevation or carrier-channel power of an antenna of a RAN can be adjusted to adapt the coverage area of the RAN. Monitoring scheduled and unscheduled changes in the characteristics of the coverage area can facilitate determining an adaptation response to adapt the coverage area. This can be performed in a closed-loop and can facilitate optimization of the coverage area with regard to predetermined optimization characteristics. UEs can be employed as mobile reporting components to measure coverage characteristics as a function of the position of the UE in the RAN. The UE can report measurements and the location information of the UE. The location information can be timed fingerprint location information. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276134 | EVENT DRIVEN PERMISSIVE SHARING OF INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for event driven permissive sharing of information. In an aspect, user equipment can include information sharing profiles that can facilitate sharing information with other devices or users, such as sharing location information. The information sharing profiles can include trigger values, such that when a target value transitions the trigger value, a permission value is updated to restrict access to sharable information. As such, event driven permissive sharing of information allows for designation of temporary friend information sharing with user-defined triggers. | 10-17-2013 |
20130288711 | TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A location of user equipment (UE) in a wireless network is determined. Geometric calculations are leveraged for an overlaid bin grid framework mapping the wireless network area to store differential values for each frame of the bin grid framework for each pair of relevant NodeBs. A timing offset can be determined, such that when a time value from a target UE is accessed, the location can be quickly determined. The target UE time value can be searched for in the pre-computed differential value data set indexed by a relevant NodeB site pair to return a set of frames (forming a hyperbola between the site pair) that can be intersected with a second set of frames for a second NodeB site pair for the same UE. The intersecting frames can represent the location of the UE in the wireless network and timing in the network is correctable based on the data. | 10-31-2013 |
20130310065 | LOCATION ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN A UMTS NETWORK - The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods to utilize relative timing offset information reported by one or more mobile devices. When coupled with AGPS information reported by one or more mobile devices, the offset information is be used to calibrate calculations and subsequently to locate all 3G mobiles with GPS-like accuracy, whether or not a GPS receiver is available on said mobile device being located. A determination of a propagation delay between one or more cell sites and a mobile device is reported to a network and used to calibrate unknown information such as a timing offset, to improve the accuracy of a detected location. The relative timing offset can be applied to determine a location for all other mobile devices within the area served by the known base station. The present disclosure utilizes this method in conjunction with information crowd-sourced from a plurality of mobile devices. | 11-21-2013 |
20140067843 | Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Datasets - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for comparing multi-dimensional datasets are provided. A multi-dimensional dataset comparison includes receiving a plurality of datasets, each including a plurality of coordinates, wherein a subset of coordinates defines a geo-fence. For a coordinate within a geo-fence of one of the plurality of datasets, determining analogous coordinates in each of the other datasets, the analogous coordinates defining a coordinate input set, and performing in parallel an operation on the coordinate input set to determine whether an entry is present at a coordinate of the coordinate input set. | 03-06-2014 |
20140248904 | LOCATION ANALYTICS EMPLOYING TIMED FINGERPRINT LOCATION INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location information in location analytics. Timed fingerprint location information can provide a location for a user equipment. The location of the user equipment can be compared to a location analytics rule related to the location of a user equipment. Where the location satisfies a condition of the location analytics rule, the user equipment can be associated with a compliance status. Compliance, or noncompliance, can initiate further action. Further action can include reporting the compliance status, verifying the identity of a user associated with the user equipment, enforcing the location analytics rule, etc. Enforcing the location analytics rule can include alerts, fines, reporting to an authority figure or agency, etc. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249747 | AUTOMATIC TRAVEL TIME AND ROUTING DETERMINATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Aspects relate to automatically providing updated route and predicted travel time to allow a user to travel a shortest route between a first point and a second point. A route can be planned based on a multitude of route segments, wherein historical data related to speed is known for each of the route segments. Further, the historical data is categorized based on temporal aspects, such as time of day, day of week, as well as other aspects, such as known events that can have an influence on the speed at which each route segment can be traveled. As the user moves along the route, the planned route, as well as an anticipated travel time, are almost continually updated to provide the most up-to-date and accurate data. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258555 | MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATIC FILTERING OF TRANSMITTED DATA CONTENT - A communications device is provided. This includes a processor adapted to receive one or more identified data sources from at least one network database. An applications component is configured to determine one or more network applications that communicate with the processor based in part on the one or more identified data sources. A filter can be configured to at least partially disable data exchanges to the one or more identified data sources during communications with at least one of the one or more network applications. | 09-11-2014 |
20140325019 | DEVICE-DRIVEN INTELLIGENCE AND FEEDBACK FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND PLANNING OF A SERVICE NETWORK - A subscriber device reports network operation conditions, such as network performance incidents, to receive feedback from the network related to the incident and available or possibly available solutions, and to produce network intelligence suitable for network planning and network performance enhancement. Reporting of network performance incidents can be characterized by location and time of occurrence, wherein this intelligence is provided by the user device. Feedback provided by the network is based on the network performance data received as part of reporting an incident. The reporting described herein enables a network operator to generate network planning intelligence based on actual network performance as experienced at the subscriber level. | 10-30-2014 |
20140372437 | Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Datasets - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for comparing multi-dimensional datasets are provided. A multi-dimensional dataset comparison includes receiving a plurality of datasets, each including a plurality of coordinates, wherein a subset of coordinates defines a geo-fence. For a coordinate within a geo-fence of one of the plurality of datasets, determining analogous coordinates in each of the other datasets, the analogous coordinates defining a coordinate input set, and performing in parallel an operation on the coordinate input set to determine whether an entry is present at a coordinate of the coordinate input set. | 12-18-2014 |
20150045051 | SELECTION OF A RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE BASED ON RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE HISTORICAL INFORMATION - The disclosed subject matter provides for selecting a radio access technology resource based on historical data related to the radio access technology resource. Location information can be employed to determine a radio access technology resource. Historical information related to the radio access technology resource can then be employed to determine the suitability of the radio access technology resource. A set of radio access technology resources can be ordered or ranked to allow selection of a suitable radio access technology resource from the set. Incorporation of historical information can provide for additional metrics in the selection of a radio access technology resource over simple contemporaneous radio access technology resource information. In some embodiments timed fingerprint location (TFL) information can be employed to determine a location. | 02-12-2015 |