CN104322080A

CN104322080A - Method and apparatus for providing location information

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Publication number: CN104322080A
Application number: CN201280073289.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周力恒; 薛文伟
Original assignee: Nokia Oyj
Current assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
Priority date: 2012-03-26
Filing date: 2012-03-26
Publication date: 2015-01-28
Also published as: WO2013143059A1

Abstract

An approach is provided for delivering location information and/or other information via free calls. Both a user device and a location server can determine at least one cell of a geographical area, and determine at least one phone number associated to the at least one cell. The at least one cell represents a location of the device within the geographical area. An initiation of a call request to the at least one phone number causes, at least in part, a reporting of the location of the device.

Description

For providing the method and apparatus of positional information

Background technology

Service provider and equipment manufacturers (such as, wireless, honeycomb etc.) force network service constantly to be challenged to supply to consumer to be worth and convenient by such as providing.A development field is for providing location Based service.In developed country and big city, provide this location Based service by data network, the data transmission capabilities that wherein said data network consumption is a large amount of, especially under not limited users data plan.On the other hand, in some developing countries or the rural area that can not widely use data network, narrow bandwidth data medium (such as SMS) is confined to this access of location Based service.Therefore, service provider and equipment manufacturers are faced with and promote this huge challenge of location Based service in these environment.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, a kind of approach that positional information is provided by more economical method is needed.

According to an embodiment, a kind of method comprises: at least one community determining geographic area, and wherein, at least one community described represents the position of the equipment in described geographic area.Described method also comprises at least one telephone number determined with at least one cell association described.The position of reporting described equipment is made at least in part to the initiation of the call request of at least one telephone number described.

According to another embodiment, a kind of device comprises: at least one processor and comprise at least one memory of the computer program code for one or more computer program, at least one memory described and described computer program code are configured to make described device determine at least one community of geographic area together with at least one processor described at least in part, wherein, at least one community described represents the position of the equipment in described geographic area.Described device is also made to determine at least one telephone number with at least one cell association described.The position of reporting described equipment is made at least in part to the initiation of the call request of at least one telephone number described.

According to another embodiment, a kind of computer-readable recording medium carries one or more sequences of one or more instruction, one or more sequences of described one or more instruction make device determine at least one community of geographic area when executed by one or more processors at least in part, wherein, at least one community described represents the position of the equipment in described geographic area.Described device is also made to determine at least one telephone number with at least one cell association described.The position of reporting described equipment is made at least in part to the initiation of the call request of at least one telephone number described.

According to another embodiment, a kind of device, comprises the device of at least one community for determining geographic area, and wherein, at least one community described represents the position of the equipment in described geographic area.Described device also comprises for determining the device with at least one telephone number of at least one cell association described.The position of reporting described equipment is made at least in part to the initiation of the call request of at least one telephone number described.

In addition, for various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a kind of applicable following method: method, comprise impelling and process to the process of (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal and/or to (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are at least in part based on any one or its combination in any in the method (or process) relevant to any embodiment of the present invention disclosed in (or deriving from least in part) the application.

For various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a kind of also applicable following method: method, comprise and impel at least one interface of access, at least one interface described is configured to allow at least one service of access, and at least one service described is configured to perform any one or its combination in any in network disclosed in the application or service provider's method (or process).

For various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a kind of also applicable following method: method, comprise impel create and/or impel at least one apparatus user interface element of amendment (1) and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface functional, described (1) at least one apparatus user interface element and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface functional at least in part based on the data produced by a kind of or its combination in any in the method relevant to any embodiment of the present invention disclosed in the application or process and/or information, and/or at least one signal to be produced by a kind of or its combination in any in the method (or process) relevant to any embodiment of the present invention disclosed in the application.

For various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a kind of also applicable following method: method, comprise establishment and/or amendment (1) at least one apparatus user interface element and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface functional, described (1) at least one apparatus user interface element and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface functional at least in part based on the data produced by a kind of or its combination in any in the method (or process) relevant to any embodiment of the present invention disclosed in the application and/or information, and/or at least one signal to be produced by a kind of or its combination in any in the method (or process) relevant to any embodiment of the present invention disclosed in the application.

In various exemplary embodiments, described method (or process) can be completed in service provider side, or complete described method (or process) in mobile device side, or complete described method (or process) to share arbitrarily mode by the action be executed on both sides between service provider and mobile device.

For various exemplary embodiments, applicable following devices: a kind of device, it comprises the device for performing the method according to any one of Original submission claim 1-10,21-30 and 46-48.

By means of only a large amount of specific embodiment of explanation and implementation, comprising expection for performing optimal mode of the present invention, being easy to understand other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention from detailed description hereafter.The present invention also can have other and different embodiments, and can various obvious in its some details is modified, all do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, accompanying drawing and being described in can be counted as illustrative in essence, instead of restrictive.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In accompanying drawing by way of example, and unrestriced mode, describe embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 illustrates the system that can be provided positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment;

Fig. 2 illustrates the assembly that can be provided the subscriber equipment of positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment;

Fig. 3 illustrates the assembly of the location Based service platform according to an embodiment;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the process for being provided positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment;

Fig. 5 is ladder diagram, and it illustrates according to providing a series of message of positional information and the process of process thus for triggering and process tax-free call comprising of an embodiment;

Fig. 6 A illustrates the map being divided into community with grid according to an embodiment, Fig. 6 B illustrate according to an embodiment with the map information table of the mess generation of Fig. 6 A;

Fig. 7 A-7B illustrates the grid manipulation process according to various embodiment;

Fig. 8 illustrates the map information table of the point of interest according to an embodiment;

Fig. 9 illustrates the user interface used according to the map information table of the composition graphs 8 of an embodiment;

Figure 10 illustrates the hardware that may be used for implementing embodiments of the invention;

Figure 11 illustrates the chipset that may be used for implementing embodiments of the invention; And

Figure 12 illustrates the mobile terminal (such as, mobile phone) that may be used for implementing embodiments of the invention.

Embodiment

Set forth below is for the example by the method for tax-free call receiving position and/or out of Memory, device and computer program.In the following description, in order to the object explained, propose numerous specific detail to provide the thorough understanding to the embodiment of the present invention.But those skilled in the art's easy to understand, by these specific detail or can not can put into practice embodiments of the invention with equivalent configuration.In other example, illustrate the structure and equipment known in block diagram form to avoid unnecessarily obscuring embodiments of the invention.

Term used herein " location Based service (LBS) " represents and utilizes subscriber equipment to pass through to communicate and/or information that data network is accessible or entertainment service, and it uses the information about the geographical position of subscriber equipment.LBS service can be used to border, multiple field, such as navigation, amusement, health, work, personal lifestyle etc.LBS comprises the service for identifying user/object's position, for following the tracks of the service of parcel/vehicle, location-based commercial affairs (such as, trade and repairing, wholesale, finance, law, individual service, commerce services, communication and media etc.), location-based ecommerce (such as, online transaction, ticket, marketing, advertisement etc.), short range pays (such as, EZ pass, Toll Watch etc.), individualized weather service, business/service register, social event is reported, traffic alerts, location-based game, conventional overview coupling (appointment), event/place registration, stay, real estate, hire out, building, have a meal, traffic and travelling, Travel guide, mapping and navigation etc.

In addition, " tax-free call " is that wherein callee does not answer this calling and is connected to make calling by initiating from call direction callee or send call request to realize.Such as, when calling party " A " to " B " side makes a call, communication network transmission call request (such as, intermittent bell signal) there is calling to enter to warn " B " side, " B " side extracts the mark (such as, calling number) of " A " side, and does not answer this calling.Because do not connect, so can not expense be produced.Tax-free call can be carried out by rotary dialing, push-button dialing, soft key dialing, touch screen for dialing, phonetic dialing, speed dialling and the auto dialing etc. to user transparent.

Fig. 1 illustrates the system that can be provided positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment.As described in, location Based service requires to carry out data communication between subscriber equipment and back-end server.Such as, there is GOOGLE fACEBOOK etc. the location updating provided and share and nOKIA etc. the location register service provided.Due to limited access plan, overseas roaming etc., use current mobile data service platform, such as GRPS/3G/4G, provide location Based service costly.In addition, in these regions, rural area in such as Africa, India and China etc., these data networks or be difficult to obtain, otherwise signal strength signal intensity is poor.

In order to head it off, the system 100 of Fig. 1 introduces the extra cost of not adding users and provides the ability of positional information and/or out of Memory.Such as, user can call out the telephone number that is associated with location server to provide positional information, whereby system 100 can when not answering the call the position of decode users or subscriber equipment, avoid user to produce data cube computation cost thus.Although various embodiment is all discussed about audio call, but by what be contemplated to be, various embodiment is applicable to the communication of other form, such as video call or communication, wherein in communication request (such as, call request) and the foundation of the communication session transmission etc. of speech message (such as, call out) between exist and postpone the period.System 100 supports that user and network operator carry out Code And Decode respectively by the calling location information of not answering, and wherein said calling of not answering is actually untapped network time.Before the call, subscriber equipment can by any network (such as, use the Internet, SMS etc.) register to system 100, thus make system 100 at least have the information of user and/or customer equipment identification, such as, International Mobile Station Equipment Identification (IMEI), IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), mobile subscriber's integrated service digital network number (MSISDN) or aforesaid combination.

In one embodiment, system 100 on a user device deploying client application and apply at location server deploy server.Described client application and server application prestrain and/or synchronously call out in the grid community of an area (such as, country, state, district, county, city, small towns, mountain area, campus, theme park etc.) and corresponding to and map information between the telephone number be associated with subscriber equipment and/or location server.Such as, once the GPS location of client application determination subscriber equipment in subscriber equipment, then client application is by determining grid community containing this GPS location and determining to correspond to the telephone number of determined grid community based on this map information, encodes to the GPS location in call request.Then, the telephone number that client application calling is corresponding is to carry out the location updating of subscriber equipment.Then, location server extracts calling number and does not answer the call from described call request, use the community determining to correspond to called number with the identical map information that calling number is associated, and the GPS center of determined community is set as the position of subscriber equipment.

In one embodiment, often when a user equipment is moving, when subscriber equipment moves or shifts out certain distance or distance range, whenever subscriber equipment with certain speed or velocity interval or exceed certain speed or velocity interval move time, etc., client application based on one or more trigger condition, such as periodically (such as, every 10 minutes), automatically call out.In another embodiment, according to user need send call request, and described needs can send in response to the suggestion of client application or warning (such as, being triggered by above-mentioned condition).In another embodiment, call request is initiated according to any reason by user, such as above-mentioned condition etc.

Alternatively, can at subscriber equipment place in response to the signal request of making a call from location server, third party's location server or another subscriber equipment etc.Described signal can be directly from location server user position update request, directly from another subscriber equipment or transmitted by location server user position update request, directly from third party's location server or the user position update request of being transmitted by location server, etc.

According to same instance, when location server receives described call request, server application extracts calling telephone number from described call request, and stops described call request and do not answer the call.Such as, system 100 can use calling identification (ID) to serve and identify telephone number.Server application is tied to the user of calling telephone number or subscriber equipment, corresponding grid community based on map information determination calling telephone number by identifying, decodes to customer location.Then, the center gps coordinate of the grid community of correspondence is regarded as the current location of user by server application.

Because location server can receive calling number or be embedded in the out of Memory in call request before reality sets up communication, so subscriber equipment (such as, carry out regular call) and/or location server (such as, receiving call request that is free or collect call) usually can not produce any communications cost.In one embodiment, location server stopped communication session to avoid link cost before session establishment.In another embodiment, user or subscriber equipment stopped communication session (such as, before the calling of position server acknowledge) before session establishment.In another embodiment, system 100 provides backward signalling before session establishment, to stop communication session (such as, before the calling of position server acknowledge) with indicating user to subscriber equipment.Backward signalling comprise sound/tone that telephone network sends with indicate the circuit other end just at the phone (before answering a call) of ring.Some telephone operators allow user with one section of music or recording customizing ring-back tone.

In one embodiment, system 100 or communication service provider can configure one or more communication request to make it have the delay of shortening, thus save system 100 before session establishment based on the time of one or more communication session decoded position information.In another embodiment, system 100 or communication service provider can configuration communication request to make it have the various delay period, with encoded location information before request connection and/or out of Memory (such as, customer equipment identification, cell ID, POI mark etc.).

In another embodiment, system 100 or communication service provider can configuration communication request to make it have the delay of prolongation, thus support call request connect before backward signalling.In other embodiments, after the backward signalling that declaration communication session stops occurs, automatically communication request can be stopped.

In one embodiment, subscriber equipment is registered to system 100 by the SMS at least comprising customer equipment identification (such as, user ID, subscriber directory number, user account etc.).In another embodiment, system 100 provide about service by SMS to subscriber equipment, order, setting (provision) information of strategy between subscriber equipment and system 100 etc.

Except upgrading location of user equipment, system 100 can share determined customer location, or determines the point of interest (POI) of registered user, etc.In one embodiment, provide positional information (such as, geographic area, community, point of interest etc.) to impel location Based service, social networking service etc. by system 100 to third party service provider.Such as, system 100 or third party service provider can provide LBS to serve to subscriber equipment by SMS, and connect without Mobile data.

Be similar to and provide positional information (such as, location of user equipment), user or subscriber equipment can by communication network (such as, center exchanges and controls) call out the particular telephone number be associated with location server, to provide out of Memory (such as, customer equipment identification, cell ID, POI mark etc.), and without any data cube computation (such as, 3G, 4G, WLAN etc.).

User or subscriber equipment can obtain the map information (comprising the telephone number of calling, community/POI etc.) for transmission of location information by system 100, one or more ISP/platform, one or more businessman, one or more services etc.User or subscriber equipment can pass through the Internet, net digest, SMS, newspaper, magazine, placard, direction board etc. and obtain map information.

In one embodiment, pre-generatmg prestrain map information are to subscriber equipment and/or location server.In another embodiment, dynamically map information is generated at subscriber equipment and/or location server place.

System 100 can control based on different standards the generation that maps, the quantity of such as available telephone numbers, the quantity of whole community/POI that will map, the quantity of telephone number mapped so far, the type from the obtainable location Based service of one or more community/POI, the quantity that can be used for the location Based service of community/POI and type, the quantity sharing the user of one or more telephone number etc.Such as, the service based on specific region for ten communities/POI place of specific user is assigned ten telephone numbers.As another example, ten kinds of location Based service for the specific cell/POI place of one or more user are assigned ten telephone numbers.

In another embodiment, map information is generated, with the load between balanced available telephone numbers based on one or more user, one or more subscriber equipment or the field environment information that is associated with user and/or subscriber equipment.Field environment information represents discrete border, the field feature/data of user and/or subscriber equipment, the date be such as associated with user, time, position (such as, point of interest), current event/activity, weather, activity history etc.By such as data mining or other query script, can find that user appears at community/POI and asks the possibility of location Based service.Particularly, border data element can comprise position (user/UE can position, wherein location Based service can be applied, etc.), the movable date (user/UE and/or location Based service can the scope on date), event type (event information be associated with user/UE), the time (if relate to user/UE, being then the time of event), border, applicable field (wherein can apply location Based service) and user preference information etc.

User preference information comprises user profile and user preference data.Typical user profile element comprises user identifier (such as, telephone number), subscriber equipment model (such as, for marking equipment ability), the age, nationality, language preference, AOI, the proof of Register (for accessing the information resources of the external linkage listed).In one embodiment, retrieved and/or generation preference data from external sources by system 100.In another embodiment, based on users personal data, online interaction and the correlated activation about particular topic, point of interest or position etc., preference information is recorded in subscriber equipment place.Should be understood that the preference element of any amount and mark (token) can be defined as user preference data by user.In addition or alternatively, system 100 determines to select which kind of parameter or attribute to represent border, field and/or the preference of user.

Such as, system 100 is distributed dedicated phone number to 12 users being in 12 time zones and is reported its lunch position to make a phone call.Because user is positioned at different time zones and has lunch in 1 period of at 11 in the morning to afternoon, its calling is evenly distributed in Lothrus apterus on telephone number.Based on discernible one or more standards such as user, location server, third party's location servers, described one or more telephone number can be distributed.

In another embodiment, described one or more map information is generated based on the telephone number transferred to.Such as, based on called frequency, based on one or more service based on relative position, based on one or more relative position server, based on geographic area etc., telephone number can be dedicated to provide one or more community.

As above-mentioned, in certain embodiments, by the various embodiments of the approach that do not answer the call, system 100 can provide the information beyond positional information (such as, cell ID etc.).In addition, system 100 can provide local news, weather, bulletin etc., and it also can customize based on the border, field of user at least in part.Should be understood that system 100 can provide any information that can be presented by SMS.Be different from the Email and Internet-browser that require data network to access, SMS can by subscriber equipment from almost being sent by cordless communication network Anywhere.SMS message pay(useful) load length is subject to the restriction of the constraints of signaling protocol, is 140 eight-bit group (140 eight-bit group=140*8 bit=1120 bits) exactly.Route data and other metadata increase pay(useful) load size.SMS message is sent by short message equity (SMPP) agreement, http agreement etc.In one embodiment, when containing confidential information, the service request sent by SMS is by encrypted.

In this way, be configured to the location server that location information and/or out of Memory carry out decoding also process the information transmitted by SMS, store or otherwise handle.In one embodiment, can interfere without the need to user or only need minimum user to interfere to perform process to the information in SMS or data, storage and/or manipulation.

As shown in Figure 1, subscriber equipment (UE) 101a-101n (being also collectively called UE 101) can be connected to location Based service platform 103 by communication network 105, with request and/or reception map information (such as, passing through prestrain).In this example, UE 101a-101n can be associated with the one or more services being used for searching for or accessing in addition map information.In addition, location Based service platform 103 can from location database 107 retrieve cell/POI information from customer data base 109 retrieval user field environment information, profile information, preference etc., generate for the map information performed based on border, field.In other words, database 107 and 109 can be used for providing map information to generate service to UE 101 and/or service platform 111.In one embodiment, UE 101 can use application 113 (such as, client application) from one or more location Based service request and/or appointed information.

In specific example, location Based service platform 103 can pass through the part that service provider's (such as, social networks) is embodied as service platform 111, to share or to specify map information in addition.In one embodiment, service platform 111 and/or UE 101 may be used for uploading about the information of (such as, being associated to retail shop, restaurant, hotel, hotel etc.) point of interest 115 and relevant discount or map information to location Based service platform 103.In this case, location Based service platform 103 will to be gone forward side by side row relax from the request of UE 101 receipt of call.Then, location Based service itself is delivered to service platform 111 or positional information is transferred to service platform 111 by location Based service platform 103, to be further processed, as in map information define.

In another embodiment, map information and/or POI information and discount information can be transferred to service platform 111 from the location database 107 of location Based service platform 103.In certain embodiments, map information and/or POI information and discount information can be defined by service platform 111 and/or UE 101 this locality and/or be stored.In this case, service platform 111 will to be gone forward side by side row relax from the request of UE 101 receipt of call.Then, location Based service itself is delivered to location Based service platform 103 or positional information is transferred to location Based service platform 103 by service platform 111, to be further processed, as in map information define.

In one embodiment, location database 107 can comprise positional information about one or more community/POI and the map information that is associated.Such as, location database 107 can comprise the classified information (such as, product, service etc.) be associated with POI.Classified information data structure (such as, setting) can store and comprise one or more subclass.In addition, customer data base 109 can comprise the field environment information etc. of description to user and/or subscriber equipment, user and/or subscriber equipment.

In one embodiment, can collect at location Based service platform 103 or UE 101 place and supervisory user and/or subscriber equipment field environment information and about the field environment information of the user of participation location Based service or aforesaid combination.In certain embodiments, the application 113 on UE 101 can monitor the information (such as, border, field data, user preference, user's specification, user's history etc.) be associated with the data collection module 117 of UE 101.Such as, data collection module 117 can utilize application, service, sensor to collect this information.In addition, field environment information can be any one in polytype information, and wherein said information can provide subscriber equipment can use to specify the condition of map information or the out of Memory provided by SMS.

Depend on the type of communication network (such as, voice communication, data communication etc.), field environment information can comprise such as positional information, temporal information, camera information, microphone information, environmental sensor information, Weather information, user schedule information, accelerometer information, compass information, body temperature information etc.Such as, in speech network, field environment information can be confined to can from the information determined by the telephone number that such as caller ID service identifies.As above-mentioned, this caller id information may be used for determining caller apparent position, Origination network etc.Other type communication network or have in the network of advanced abilities, data collection module 117 can have the connectivity determining sensing system with the position of such as global positioning system (GPS) and so on, an environment information (such as, the position of UE 101) is determined to access gps satellite 119.Then, UE 101 can make the information of collection (such as, profile information, use history, preference, field environment information etc.) be transferred to location Based service platform 103 to process, thus is convenient to map information.In one embodiment, location Based service platform 103 can receive and store the information in the user's overview be associated with user in customer data base 109.In certain embodiments, user's overview can comprise the identifier of user (such as, user name) and/or UE 101 identifier (such as, hwid, such as International Mobile Station Equipment Identification (IMEI), IMSI, MSISDN, telephone number, Internet protocol address etc.).

In one embodiment, the exchanges data (such as, user is registered to location Based service platform 103 by SMS) before communication network 105 support call request.Alternatively, call request comprises log-on message.In one embodiment, log-on data comprises the identification information of client device, the identification information of the user of client device, Rate Plan selection, account information, payment information or aforesaid combination at least in part.In one embodiment, log-on data comprises the personal identification, Rate Plan selection, subscriber contact information, method of payment (such as, credit card) etc. of equipment or user.In another embodiment, log-on message provides as one or more network standard (such as, HTTP, HTTPS, JSON, JavaScript, XML, OMA DM management object (MO) etc.) at least in part.In another embodiment, log-on message is included in the request of setting, and UE 101 registers to equipment manufacturers in the same session and is set up.

The field environment information that the user of UE 101a-101n corresponding to each is associated can be transferred to location Based service platform 103 by each UE 101a-101n in system 100.Then, the application 113 (such as, client application) one of UE 101 be associated with user performed can utilize the information be stored on location Based service platform 103 to initiate location Based service.

In another embodiment, registration application 113 can receive the input of specifying one or more standard (such as, attribute-condition to), to determine the group based on border, field from multiple UE 101, for registering UE 101 to POI.SMS is used to transmit this information from UE 101 by communication network 105.Such as, hiking leader calls out the team's registering telephone numbers near hiking terminal, with all hikers in the team described in the map information of registering prestrain, to terminate the predetermined dining table in Hou restaurant in hiking.Location Based service platform 103 receives this input, and this input can be associated as the request initiating location Based service, such as, to register this hiking team dining.Described standard can comprise one or more the border attributes be associated with UE 101, together with other parameter one or more or condition.

In certain embodiments, border, field attribute is border, a class user field feature.Example comprises position, time, calendar information, accelerometer information, compass information, body temperature information, outdoor weather information etc.In an example, described input can comprise following standard, and this standard indicates user and wishes based on the attribute-condition relevant to border, the field data of location Based service and/or user confirming and/or receiving map information.

Such as, the communication network 105 of system 100 comprises one or more network, such as data network, wireless network, telephone network or its combination in any.Should understand, data network can be any local area network (LAN) (LAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN), public data network (such as, the Internet), short-range wireless networking or any other be applicable to packet switching network, such as commercial, proprietary packet switching network, such as, private cable or fiber optic network etc., or its combination in any.In addition, wireless network can be such as cellular network, and various technology can be adopted, comprise global evolution and strengthen data rate (EDGE), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), internet protocol multi-media sub-system (IMS), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) etc., and any wireless medium that other is applicable to, such as, World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMax (WiMAX), Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, code division multiple access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), WLAN (WLAN), internet protocol (IP) data broadcast, satellite, mobile ad hoc network (MANET) etc. or its combination in any.

UE 101 is the mobile terminal of any type, fixed terminal or portable terminal, comprise cell phone, stand, unit, equipment, multimedia computer, multimedia panel computer, internet node, sender, desktop computer, laptop computer, notebook, net book, panel computer, PCS Personal Communications System (PCS) equipment, personal navigation equipment, personal digital assistant (PDA), audio/video player, digital cameras/video cameras, positioning equipment, television receiver, broadcasting radio receiver, electronic book equipment, game station or its combination in any, comprise auxiliary equipment and the ancillary equipment of these equipment, or its combination in any.Should also be understood that UE 101 can support the user interface of any type (such as " wearable " Circuits System etc.).

Such as, UE 101 and location Based service platform 103 use that know, new or still in research and development agreement to communicate with one another and with other component communication of communication network 105.In this context, agreement comprises one group of rule, and how mutual each other based on the information sent on the communication link the network node which defined in communication network 105 is.On the different operating layer of agreement in each node effectively, from generating and receiving various types of physical signalling, to the link selected for transmitting these signals, to the form of the information indicated by these signals, to identifying which kind of software application performed in computer system sends or the information of reception.The conceptive different layer for the agreement at network exchange information is described in open system interconnection (OSI) reference model.

Typically, the communication between network node is by exchanging discrete packet to realize.Typically, each grouping comprises the header information that (1) is associated with specific protocol, and (2) pay(useful) load information, its followed by header information and containing can independent of this specific protocol processed information.In some agreements, grouping comprises (3) footer information, and it is closelyed follow pay(useful) load and indicates the end of pay(useful) load information.Header comprises following information, such as, and other characteristic that the length of the source of grouping, the destination of grouping, pay(useful) load and agreement use.Usually, header for the different more high-rise different agreement be associated from OSI Reference Model and pay(useful) load is comprised for the data in the pay(useful) load of specific protocol.Typically, the type of next agreement contained in its pay(useful) load is indicated for the header of specific protocol.It is said, higher level protocol is encapsulated in lower-level protocols.Typically, pass through header included in the grouping of multiple heterogeneous networks of such as the Internet and comprise (layer 3) header and transmission (layer 4) header between physics (layer 1) header, data link (layer 2) header, net, and the various application defined by OSI Reference Model (layer 5, layer 6 and layer 7) header.

In one embodiment, location Based service platform 103 can be mutual according to the application 113 of client-server model and UE 101.According to client-server model, client process sends the message comprising request to server processes, and server processes respond by providing service (such as, based on group's division, social networking etc. in border, field).Server processes also can in response to client process return messages.Usually, client process and server processes perform on the different computer equipment being called as main frame, and use the one or more agreements being used for network service to be communicated by network.Routinely, term " server " is used in reference to the host computer providing the process of service or it runs described process.Similarly, term " client " is used in reference to the process of the request of sending routinely or it runs the host computer of described process.In addition, owing to comprising reliability, scalability and redundancy etc., the process performed by server can be decomposed above run as multiple process at multiple main frame (sometimes referred to as level).

Fig. 2 illustrates the assembly that can be provided the subscriber equipment of positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment.Such as, UE 101 comprises the one or more assemblies for being provided positional information by tax-free call.Should be understood that the function of these assemblies to be combined in one or more assembly or by other assembly with equivalent functionality and perform.In the present embodiment, UE 101 comprises data collection module 117, and data collection module 117 can comprise one or more position module 201, magnetometer module 203, accelerometer module 205 and environmental sensor module 207.UE 101 can also comprise: calling module 209, and itself and user interface 211, communication interface 213, border, field processing module 215 and memory 217 collaborative work to carry out tax-free call, thus provide positional information and/or out of Memory.Can utilize the assembly of UE 101 on calling module 209, perform the application 113 (such as, client application) of UE 101.

Position module 201 can determine the position of user or the position of subscriber equipment.By triangulation system, such as GPS, assistant GPS (A-GPS), cell-of-origin (Cell of Origin) or other position extrapolation technique, determine the position of user.Standard GPS and A-GPS system can use satellite 119 to come the position of pinpoint UE 101.Origin cell system may be used for the cell tower determining that honeycomb UE 101 is synchronous.In one embodiment, using the signal triangulation based on mobile phone, by utilizing signal strength signal intensity and the cell ID of home cell and adjacent cell, determining the position of user or the position of subscriber equipment.This information provides the rough position of UE 101, because cell tower can have unique cellular marker (community ID) that can be mapped by geography.Position module 201 also can utilize multiple technologies to detect the position of UE 101.When catching media, position coordinates (such as, gps coordinate) can provide the finer details of the position about UE 101.In one embodiment, gps coordinate is stored as the field environment information in memory 217, and is transferred to location Based service platform 103 by communication interface.In addition, in certain embodiments, gps coordinate can comprise height above sea level to provide height.In other embodiments, the altimeter of another type can be used to determine height above sea level.In certain embodiments, position module 201 can be the device of the position for determining UE 101, image or for being associated with position by object within the vision.

Magnetometer module 203 can be used for the horizontal orientation finding UE 101.Magnetometer to measure the intensity in magnetic field and/or the instrument in direction.Use the approach identical with compass, magnetometer can use magnetic field of the earth to determine the direction of UE 101.The front of media capture equipment (such as, camera) can be labeled as direction determine in reference point.Therefore, if compared with reference point magnetic fields point north, the then angle in known UE 101 reference point and magnetic field.The direction that UE 101 is determined in simple calculating can be carried out.In one embodiment, the horizontal direction data obtained from magnetometer can be stored in memory 217 and/or by communication interface 213 and transmit border processing module 215 of showing up.

Accelerometer module 205 may be used for the vertical orientation determining UE 101.Accelerometer is can the instrument of acceleration measurement.Use the triaxial accelerometer with axle X, Y and Z, the acceleration had on three directions of known angle is provided.Again the front of media capture equipment can be labeled as direction determine in reference point.Because the acceleration produced due to gravity is known, so when UE 101 is static, accelerometer module 205 can determine the angle compared with terrestrial gravitation pointed by UE 101.In one embodiment, the vertical orientation data obtained from accelerometer embedded in the metadata of media or the Streaming Media of catching or be otherwise associated with UE 101.In certain embodiments, magnetometer module 203 and accelerometer module 205 can be the device for determining user perspective.This Viewing-angle information can be stored in memory 217 and to send to a border processing module 215.

In addition, environmental sensor module 207 can determine the atmospheric conditions around UE 101.These atmospheric conditions can comprise humidity, temperature, the body temperature of user, other biometric data etc. of user.Equally, this information can be stored in memory 217 and to send to a border processing platform 103.In certain embodiments, the information of collecting from data collection module 117 can be sent to a border processing module 215.

In one embodiment, position module 201 periodically determines the GPS location of subscriber equipment; By determining grid community containing this GPS location based on the map information retrieved from memory 217 and determining to correspond to the telephone number of determined grid community, the GPS location in calling module 209 pairs of call requests is encoded.Then, calling module 209 calls out corresponding telephone number to carry out the location updating of subscriber equipment.

In other embodiments, calling module 209 is based on aforementioned trigger condition from trend particular telephone number report position information, and this positional information can be determined by position module 201, magnetometer module 203, accelerometer module 205, environmental sensor module 207 or aforesaid combination.

Such as, trigger condition comprises the equipment of hiker with the motion of specific speed (such as, freely falling) to specific direction (such as, steep cliff), and it can be determined by magnetometer module 203 and accelerometer module 205.Calling module 209 calls out the particular telephone number of location Based service platform 103 immediately to report the positional information of hiker, and it can be used for warning rescue group.In this case, hiker may fall steep cliff, and rescue group needs to locate this hiker as early as possible.As another example, the subscriber equipment that trigger condition comprises slider arrives fitful wind and exceeds the slope of 60mph, as by position module 201 and environmental sensor module 207 determine.Under this damaging climatic conditions, calling module 209 calls out the particular telephone number of location Based service platform 103 immediately to report the positional information of slider, and it can be used for warning rescue group to follow the tracks of or contact slider.

In one embodiment, communication interface 213 may be used for communicating with location Based service platform 103 or other UE 101.Specific communication is by the method for such as Internet protocol, message transmission (such as, SMS, MMS etc.) or other communication means any (such as, by communication network 105) and so on.In some instances, the field environment information be associated with UE 101 can be sent to location Based service platform 103 by UE 101.In other example, user can utilize user interface 211 generate for the request of the map information based on border, field and/or receive the map information based on border, field from location Based service platform 103.

User interface 211 can comprise various communication means.Such as, user interface 211 can have output, and this output comprises visual component (such as, screen), audio-frequency assembly, physical assemblies (such as, vibrating) and other communication means.User's input can comprise touch screen interface, rolling and click interface, push-button interface, microphone etc.Input can pass through one or more methods, and such as phonetic entry, Text Input, typewriting input, typewriting touch-screen input, other touch-control realize input etc.In certain embodiments, user interface 211 and/or calling module 209 can be the device for presenting the map information based on border, field.

Border, field processing module 215 can be used for determining an environment information from data collection module 117 and/or in the application 113 that calling module 209 performs.This information can be made to be transferred to location Based service platform 103 by communication interface 213.Border, field processing module 215 can be used as the device determining to determine group based on the standard of input and the field environment information be associated with other UE 101 of reception extraly.In certain embodiments, border, field processing module 215 can from inferred from input data more senior field, border, field environment information, such as favorite location, primary location, joint activity etc.

Fig. 3 illustrates the assembly of the location Based service platform according to an embodiment.Such as, location Based service platform 103 comprises the one or more assemblies for being provided positional information by process tax-free call.Should be understood that the function of these assemblies to be combined in one or more assembly or by other assembly with corresponding function and perform.In the present embodiment, location Based service platform 103 comprises communication interface 301, decoder module 303, border, field module 305, respond module 307 and notification module 309.Should be understood that all or part of function that can be performed location Based service platform 103 by the application 113 of UE 101.In one embodiment, communication interface 301 may be used for communicating with UE 101 and the miscellaneous equipment be connected on communication network 105.Such as, by decoding etc. to one or more call request, communication interface 301 support communicates with one or more UE 101.In one embodiment, by the method for such as Internet protocol, MMS, SMS, GPRS or other available communication methods any and so on, communication interface 301 can receive the request of the field environment information, map information etc. of user and/or subscriber equipment and/or the field environment information, map information etc. that provide user and/or subscriber equipment from UE 101.

In one embodiment, decoder module 303 uses the call request of one or more reception and map information automatically location information and/or out of Memory is decoded.Then, described positional information and/or out of Memory is processed by border, field module 305, to determine the subsequent action will taked in response to the information of decoding and map information.

In one embodiment, the information of decoding is preserved in border, field module 305 this locality.In another embodiment, border, field module 305 by decoding information transmission to one or more third-party server, for further process (such as, third party's location updating, registration etc.) predetermined in map information.

In one embodiment, border, field module 305 can field environment information in accesses user data storehouse 109 and/or location database 107.In another embodiment, UE 101 can initiate one or more request to access field environment information by border, field module 305 to location Based service platform 103.In one embodiment, these requests are initiated by SMS.

In one embodiment, the information transmission of decoding to respond module 307, is performed the action (such as, position message etc.) defined in map information by border, field module 305 with this locality.In another embodiment, border module 305 by the information transmission of decoding to notification module 309, to notify that third-party server and/or other UE perform the action (such as, hiker's emergency relief, slider's location tracking etc.) defined in map information.

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the process for being provided positional information by tax-free call according to an embodiment.In one embodiment, application 113 implementation 400 of location Based service platform 103 and/or UE 101, and implement in comprising in the chipset of processor and memory such as shown in Figure 11.So, other assemblies that location Based service platform 103 and/or application 113 can be provided for coupling system 100 come the various piece of complete process 400 device and for other assembly of coupling system 100 to complete the device of other process.Run through this process, location Based service platform 103 is called as the various piece of complete process 400; However, it should be understood that the client application 113 resided in UE 101 can perform in described process steps some and/or all.UE 101, location server and the communication process alternatively between third party's location server as Fig. 5 hereinafter describe.

In step 401, location Based service platform 103 makes described geographic area be divided at least one community (such as at least in part, by grid is superimposed upon in the part in city), other community one or more (such as, by described grid is superimposed upon on the another part in city, by less grid is superposed on one cell, etc.) or aforesaid combination.Described geographic area can be country, state, district, county, city, small towns, mountain area, campus, theme park etc.Each community in grid can represent each sub regions of map.In one embodiment, the definite region represented by each community directly corresponds to the actual distance between the actual geographic region represented by map pro rata.But when cognitive map (such as, representing point of interest), the definite geographic area represented by each community is without the need to directly corresponding to the actual distance between the actual geographic region represented by cognitive map pro rata.

In one embodiment, the map of geographic area (such as, the Manhattan of New York) by stress and strain model to form rectangle community.Should be understood that the design depending on such as map, map can be divided into the community of arbitrary shape (such as, triangle, hexagon etc.).In another embodiment, community corresponds to wireless communication cell.In addition, can specify by user, service provider, network operator or similar keeper different modes map partitioning being become community.Fig. 6 A hereinafter and Fig. 7 A-Fig. 7 B illustrate process map partitioning being become community, a community is carried out to recursive subdivision and shifted grid.

In step 403, at least in part based on described division, location Based service platform 103 makes at least one telephone number be associated with at least one community described at least in part, other telephone number one or more is associated or aforesaid combination with described other community one or more.At least one telephone number described can be Conventional telephone numbers (such as, 1-212-555-XXXX), free code (such as, 1-800-555-XXXX), collect call number (such as, 1-847-888-1234) etc.Because calling can not be connected, no matter be that caller (such as, user A) or called (provider server B) can not for this calling by chargings.

At least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination are associated with at least one location server further.Hereafter illustrate that subscriber equipment, community, telephone number associate (map information) table with location server in fig. 6b.

The telephone number disposed is fewer, and the cost of leased telephone number is less.In certain embodiments, location Based service platform 103 recursive subdivision is carried out to a community and/or the described grid that is shifted to recycle available telephone number.In another embodiment, when the quantity of available telephone numbers is limited/fixing, the size of mesh opening of described grid determined at least in part by location Based service platform 103 based on the quantity available of at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination.Available telephone number is fewer, and the quantity of community is fewer.When requiring minimum resolution, the quantity of community is fewer, and size of mesh opening becomes less.

In another embodiment, the grid of location Based service platform 103 at least one community, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination described in described equipment, at least one location server described or aforesaid combination place prestrain at least in part.Described grid at described equipment, at least one location server place described by least one community described, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or the aforesaid combinatorial mapping one or more parts to described geographic area.

In step 405, location Based service platform 103, to described at least one telephone number request of making a call, makes the position of reporting described equipment at least in part.Without the need to answering described call request, the position of described equipment can be reported to the detection of described call request.Such as, UE 101 calls out 1-212-555-XXXX.In response to described call request, relevant location server extract calling number from call request, and not answer the call.Calling number and 1-212-555-XXXX are mapped to map information by location server, to determine the community corresponding to this device location (such as, 50 meters * 50 meters) and/or the location Based service be associated.

In step 407, the location transmission of the location Based service platform 103 described equipment that makes described call request report at least in part is to one or more location Based service (FACEBOOK nOKIA deng), to support one or more location updating, one or more location register or aforesaid combination.

Fig. 5 is ladder diagram, and it illustrates and comprises according to an embodiment process 500 providing the process sequence of positional information for triggering and process tax-free call thus.Process 500 comprises equipment (such as, UE 101a).In addition, process 500 comprises location server 110, and UE 101a is connected to communication network 105, third party's location server 130 and UE 101b by it.Although the example of Fig. 5 is described about the calling in wireless network and SMS message, the various embodiments of the processing procedure 500 in Fig. 5 can be applicable to other network, comprise enterprise network etc.

In step 503, UE 101 sends registration request 501 (comprising calling number, other user profile information etc.) to location server 110.Registration request 501 is associated with the registration (such as, location updating, registration etc.) of one or more location Based service.Calling number can be included in registration request 501 automatically, or is selected or input at UE 101a by user.

In other embodiments, registration request 501 is forwarded to third party's location server 130 and/or UE 101b, to register one or more location Based service (such as, location updating, registration etc.) thereon.Location Based service can comprise location updating/share, registration, warning service (breaking news, stock warning, flight delays or cancellation, certain shops/product/service price warning etc.), the ballot line of TV show or contest line, weather service, appointment and chatting service etc.In step 505 registration request 501 can be directly transmitted to third party's location server 130, and/or in step 507, it be directly transmitted to UE 101b, and do not transmitted by location server 110.Registration request 501 directly can be transmitted to UE 101b, and not transmitted by location server 110 and/or third party's location server 130.Third party's location server 130 and/or UE 101b can bypass location server 110 and arrange mechanism to set up to UE 101a.

Thereafter, acknowledge message 509 can be beamed back UE 101a by UE 101b (step 511), third party's location server 130 (step 513) and/or location server 110 (step 515), to notify that UE 101 registration request 501 is received/accepts.

In one embodiment, map information 517 sends to UE 101a for encoding to the calling number in call request subsequently by location server 110 (step 515).Alternatively, map information 517 can be sent to UE 101a by UE 101b and/or third party's location server 130.In another embodiment, by download request, map information is downloaded to UE 101a in different time points subsequently.

In one embodiment, by there is cost efficiency and SMS message transmission registration request 501, acknowledge message 509 and/or the map information 517 of support such as the rural area of India, China etc.In other embodiments, by browser or the Email of application, data, file etc. sent by the media (such as, text, audio frequency, video, 2D, 3D, multimedia etc.) be attached with in a variety of manners to send message 501,509 and/or map information 517.Data medium can also be passed through, such as, in the service of USSD, GPRS, UMTS packet radio or Circuit-Switched Data link PPP, message transfer.

In one embodiment, log-on data comprises the identification information of client device, the user totem information of client device, Rate Plan selection, account information, payment information or aforesaid combination at least in part.In another embodiment, log-on data comprises the person identifier, Rate Plan selection, subscriber contact information, method of payment (such as, credit card) etc. of equipment or user.In another embodiment, provide log-on message using at least in part as one or more network standard (such as, HTTP, HTTPS, JSON, JavaScript, XML, OMA DM management objectives (MO) etc.).

In response to trigger 519, UE 101a determines the community (step 521) of the geographic area of the current location represented containing UE 101a, determine the telephone number (step 523) with described cell association, and to make a call request 527 (step 525) at least one telephone number described, to report UE 101a position.As discussed, trigger 519 can generate at UE 101a place, or receives from location server 110, third party's location server 130 and/or UE 101b.Trigger 519 can based on the time (such as, every 10 minutes), based on event (such as, UE moves, server system upgrades, environmental change, other border change etc.) etc.Then, call request 527 is transferred to location server 110 (step 529), third party's location server 130 (step 531) and/or UE 101b (step 533) by UE 101a.

In one embodiment, location server 110 detection of call request 527, and without the need to the request of answering the call.Call request is arrived by telephone number.Location server 110 is determined and telephone number associated community (step 535) and the community (step 537) representing the geographic area containing UE 101a position based on map information 517.Then, the center of community is set as UE 101a position (step 539) by location server 110, and UE 101a position notified that 541 send to third party's location server 130 (step 543) and/or UE 101b (step 545).

In other embodiments, by third party's location server 130 or UE 101b perform step 535-545 with by UE 101a position informing to other entity.

Fig. 6 A illustrates the map being divided into community with grid according to an embodiment.Such as, system 100 is each the definition rectangle position grid 601 in multiple city (such as, New York, Beijing, Helsinki etc.).2D m*n grid 601 comprises minimum demarcation frame (MBR), and all area of space in each city cover in rectangle community by it.The length of MBR and width are defined as L (km) and W (km).Minimum or minimum demarcation or closed frame are the term used in geometry.For the point of setting in N dimension, its represent have the frame with minimum measured value (hypervolume in area, volume or higher dimension) at a place.All gps coordinates in community are counted as equal.By checking mesh shape, the reasonable value of m and n manually can be fixed.Length and the width calculation of each grid community are: L/m, W/n.Then, the GPS border of fixing each grid community.Location Based service platform 103 is to the unique telephone number of each grid cell allocation one.S=m*n is whole telephone numbers that system 100 is disposed.Grid 601 has 8x6 community #l-#48.

Fig. 6 B illustrate according to an embodiment with the map information table of the mess generation of Fig. 6 A.Map information table 620 is make use of in the process 400 of Fig. 4.Map information table 620 comprises entry number hurdle 621, telephone number hurdle 623, community description bar 625 and action hurdle 627.Such as, telephone number+86-400-896-0001 ~ 0048 is listed on telephone number hurdle 623, and community description bar 625 lists #1-community, community #48, and action hurdle 627 repeats " upgrading UE 101a position ".

In certain embodiments, some communities may not belong to city space coverage, because the geometry in city is generally polygon on map, instead of rectangle.In this case, system 100 is not to any telephone number of these cell allocation.

Then, map information table 620 is pre-loaded to location server and UE 101a.

Fig. 7 A-Fig. 7 B illustrates the grid manipulation process according to various embodiment.The quantity of telephone number system 100 should disposed minimizes to make it have cost efficiency, such as, in the scope of tens telephone numbers in a city (instead of in scope of hundreds of).When the area of space in (1) city is huge and sum that is (2) telephone number is less, the area/size of grid community becomes larger.Larger grid community causes poor location updating accuracy.System 100 applies following two kinds of grid manipulation process to reuse telephone number to minimize the quantity of telephone number.

Fig. 7 A illustrates the process 700 of the shifted grid 701 according to an embodiment.In one embodiment, along with UE 101a from primary importance 703 (such as, the GPS center of community #20) to second/reposition 705 (such as, #20 Xin GPS center, community) movement, system 100 makes grid 701 on map, be remapped to one or more other parts (such as, the Manhattan of New York) of geographic area at least in part.

Such as, system 100 is based on the error bounds determination square net cell length 1 (such as, 100 meters) needing service.Therefore, the grid 701 of formation only covers a part for urban area, instead of whole New York.The client application sampling initial position of UE 101a/send initial position to location server in automatic registration SMS.Client application and location server use identical algorithm with initial alignment grid 701.This initial UE position is included in " in " center " community of predefined grid by system 100.After each use procedure 700 successfully carries out location updating, new current user position is still included in by system 100, and " in " center " grid community, and client application and location server use identical algorithm on urban area, reorientate/mobile grid.Each grid community is shifted together with its GPS border, but the telephone number of correspondence remains unchanged.Therefore, all can data consistency be guaranteed in both sides, and without the need to data communication.

In another embodiment, by sending second/new UE position, thus grid 701 is repositioned onto second/reposition from primary importance, thus system 100 makes grid 701 be remapped to other geographic area one or more (such as, the farad of New York contains (Flushing)) at least in part.Such as, if new UE position exceeds current net region, then process 700 can not be carried out.In this case, client application sends the extra synchronous SMS again of the new current location containing user to location server.If preferably/and obtainable, then GPRS/3G data communication (" data-light (data-light) ") can also be used to send synchronization request again.If client application carries out location updating (such as, every 10 minutes) regularly and grid area is not too little, then this situation unlikely occurs.Even if occur, because expect that this synchronously seldom occurs again, so produce less SMS/ data cost.

In one embodiment, system 100 makes remap (such as, map information table) between subscriber equipment and at least one location server synchronous at least in part.

Fig. 7 B illustrates the process 720 of the recursive subdivision according at least one community in the grid 721 of an embodiment.In one embodiment, system 100 makes to carry out recursive subdivision at least one grid 721 at least in part.In another embodiment, system 100 makes to carry out recursive subdivision at least one community (such as, community #11) at least in part.In another embodiment, system 100 makes to carry out recursive subdivision to other communities one or more of different geographic regions (such as, the farad of New York is contained) at least in part.

Follow the process of the first call request of also extension bitmap 5 (namely, after client application hangs up the first calling), same mesh layout 721 is applied to grid community containing UE position (such as by system 100, community #11), and carry out the second call request to reduce and refinement community #11.Can recursively implementation 720, until reach the level of accuracy of expectation.With duration T _intraseparate the multiple callings in single location updating.Time interval T between different location updating _interlonger (that is, T relatively _inter> > T _intra).Such as, T _inter=5 minutes, and T _intra=10 seconds.

When call splitting is in α * T _intratime interior, location server using the multiple callings from same subscriber equipment as the part of single renewal.α is the scale factor for eliminating call transfer and the delay in processing and error.Given r level segmentation, then improve the accuracy to grid community by L/ (m^r), W/ (n^r).The all telephone numbers being used for location updating system 100 disposed are used for the every one-level in these r levels.In actual applications, less segmentation progression (such as, three grades) is enough to realize higher accuracy usually.

System 100 makes at least in part: at least in part based on recursive subdivision, again associates at least one telephone number, other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination.

In certain embodiments, system 100 makes at least in part: at least in part based on recursive subdivision, the sequence of the request of making a call, other call request one or more or aforesaid combination.Position with reporting facility is processed to sequence.

In certain embodiments, system 100 applies other process to reuse telephone number, thus minimizes the quantity of telephone number.In one embodiment, identical telephone number is cycled to used in different users by system 100.Identical telephone number can be mapped to the different districts of the grid for different user, with the load of equilibrium by called number.Such as, by different client application and location server to the mapping table being used for different user at user's hour of log-on stochastic generation.System 100 uses identical random generator/seed to guarantee the consistent mapping of both sides.Therefore, the UE in identical " hot-zone " will call out different telephone numbers to carry out its location updating.

In certain embodiments, by one or more sequence between time, one or more sequence time or aforesaid combination define sequence, call request, other call request one or more or aforesaid combination.In one embodiment, at least one telephone number is associated with the some or all of communities in geographic area.This cell ID, to each cell allocation corresponding cell ID, is encoded into multiple call requests with various durations by system 100, and initiates multiple call request to report the cell ID of a community at least one telephone number.

Such as, system 100 sends No. ID, community (such as by repeatedly calling out identical telephone number 1-800-555-XXXX with the different duration, 1020), such as, first call request continues 10 seconds to represent " 1 ", second call request continues 5 seconds to represent " 0 ", and the 3rd call request continues 15 seconds to represent " 2 ", and the 4th call request continues 5 seconds to represent " 0 ".This approach adds the number of times of tax-free call, but the quantity of telephone number is reduced to 1.As another example, system 100 sends No. ID, community (such as, 29) by calling out two telephone number 1-800-555-XXX2 and 1-800-555-XXX9.As another example, system 100 sends No. ID, the community (M, N) of grid by calling out two telephone number 1-800-555-XXXM and 1-800-555-XXXN.When M or N is greater than one digit number, repeatedly call out 1-800-555-XXXM to pass on the M of not isotopic number with the different duration.

By that analogy, the mapping approach of community can be applied to novel point.In certain embodiments, by at least one community described, described other community one or more or aforesaid combination and one or more point of interest (such as, restaurant, continental embankment etc.), one or more clusters (such as, shopping mall) of one or more point of interest or aforesaid combination be associated.System 100 makes at least in part: at least in part based on to the report representing one or more points of interest of device location, one or more cluster or aforesaid combination, again associate with other telephone number one or more at least one telephone number.

Fig. 8 illustrates the map information table of the point of interest according to an embodiment.Map information table 800 comprises entry number hurdle 801, telephone number hurdle 803, point of interest (POI) hurdle 805 and action hurdle 807.Such as, telephone number+86-400-896-0001 ~ 0048 is listed on telephone number hurdle 803, and POI title is listed on POI hurdle 805, and action hurdle 807 repeats " registration UE 101a position ".

Such as, system 100 distributes unique telephone number to each POI in city (such as, Beijing).Client application calling+the 86-400-898-0003 of UE 101 is to register Xidan Shopping Center.By the automatic trigger call request of client application, or manually can be initiated by user.Once described call request be detected, location server then searches the calling telephone number of POI in map information table 800, then registers UE 101 into Xidan Shopping Center.

The approach that all above-mentioned telephone numbers for community mapping can be minimized is applied to POI and maps, because do not have enough numbers to cover all POI in city.A kind of approach divides for carrying out son to city.In one embodiment, whole city is divided into the non-intersect shopping area of a large amount of system definition by system 100, the Xidan, Yi Zhuang, international trade, Olympic Green etc. of such as Beijing.The sub-polygon of each shopping area for comprising in the polygon of geometry city, and the division of formation urban area, all shopping areas.

Each shopping area should be enough little, thus make each POI in (1) this region can be assigned unique registering telephone numbers, and (2) each registration number can be recycled and reused for the many POI in different shopping area.If do not have enough registration numbers to guarantee the mapping one to one in shopping area, then this shopping area is recursively divided into less subregion by system 100, until realize the mapping one to one between telephone number and POI in every sub regions.

In one embodiment, the POI mapping in all shopping areas can be pre-loaded to location server and client application.In another embodiment, POI is mapped map application (such as, the Ovi being pre-loaded to UE 101 packet) in.Subsequently the mapping of change can be uploaded to client application together with mapping program edition upgrading.

In one embodiment, in order to both integrated location updating within system 100 and registration, the location updating telephone number collection for community in the location register telephone number collection for POI in Fig. 8 and Fig. 6 B is non-intersect.System 100 executing location upgrades, and registers subsequently.Such as, system 100 upgraded current customer location before each registration.By identifying the shopping area at current customer location place, location server and client application all can know user is in which shopping area.POI all can map and be used for this shopping area to register by location server and client application, and can not obscure.

The user of UE 101 can recognize or can not recognize and completed this operation by tax-free call.In one embodiment, client application processes this logic and/or automatically to user's shielding processing details.In another embodiment, user triggers this operation.

Fig. 9 illustrates the user interface used according to the map information table of the composition graphs 8 of an embodiment.Fig. 9 depicts the user interface (UI) 901 of the overview presenting point of interest.In this example, POI is the BBQ buffet restaurant of Korea S of New York, its at 9 in morning Monday to Sunday to 9 openings in evening and current provide 15% discount.User can select POI to register coupler (tap) 903 to trigger the enrollment process of composition graphs 8 description above.User or UE 101 can at any time/any place calling registration numbers.In one embodiment, POI profile information can be formatted into machine readable image to be scanned by UE 101.In another embodiment, by one or more wireless methods, such as radio frequency, bluetooth, near-field communication (NFC), infrared etc., is sent to UE101 by POI profile information from point of sale device.

In one embodiment, operated by third party's health care utilization POI of outside.Such as, the registering telephone numbers of POI can be represented to other user and/or third party's service.When UE 101 serves interior calling registration number third party, this registration of location server record POI information.Third party's service subsequently can obtain this information by API request from location server.Middleware implementation in location server is used for the service of numerous application and service.Such as, location updating and enrolled for service can be used as the middleware service of enabling to implement, and by such as the location server master control of server operator to go forward side by side line operate.Location updating/registration is transmitted to required application/service rear end.This eliminate the needs of the telephone number collection each application provider in rear end to himself.

Above-described embodiment support carries out location updating and registration by substituting GRPS/3G data cube computation with free call.In addition, above-described embodiment only requires to carry out client-server communication by call and a small amount of SMS, and without the need to data cube computation.Therefore, above-described embodiment can minimize mobile data service cost and strengthen rural area or have the service availability in the region that bad or finite data connects.Above-described embodiment additionally provides the quantity minimizing telephone number and allows flexibly and the approach of accurate location updating and registration simultaneously.Shifted grid between the region that described approach is included in city, sub-grid division community with refine position, POI in city and carry out between the telephone number for location register mapping, different POI location register telephone number is dynamically reassigned in the different shopping areas in city, etc.

Combination by software, hardware, firmware or software and/or firmware and/or hardware is advantageously implemented described herein for being provided the process of positional information by tax-free call.Such as, process described herein is advantageously implemented by processor, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) etc.Hereafter detailed description is used for these exemplary hardware performing described function.

Figure 10 illustrates the computer system 1000 can implementing the embodiment of the present invention.Although describe computer system 1000 about particular device or device, it should be understood that, the miscellaneous equipment in Figure 10 or device (such as, network element, server etc.) can dispose hardware and the assembly of shown system 1000.Programme (such as to computer system 1000, by computer program code or instruction) to provide positional information by tax-free call as described herein, and computer system 1000 comprises communication mechanism, such as bus 1010, for transmission of information between other inside and outside assembly of computer system 1000.The physics that information (also referred to as data) is depicted as mensurable phenomenon is expressed, typically be voltage, but comprise following phenomenon in other embodiments, such as, magnetic, electromagnetism, pressure, chemistry, biology, molecule, atom, subatomic and quantum interaction.Such as, magnetic field, north and south or zero-sum non-zero voltage represent the two states (0,1) of binary digit (bit).Other phenomenon can represent the numerical digit of higher benchmark.The while of multiple before measurement, the superposition of quantum state represents quantum bit (qubit).The Sequence composition of one or more numerical digit is for the numerical data of the numbering or code that represent character.In certain embodiments, the information being called as analogue data is represented by the nearly non-individual body of the measurable value in particular range.Computer system 1000 or its part are configured for the device performing the one or more steps being provided positional information by tax-free call.

Bus 1010 comprises one or more parallel conductors of information, thus can between the equipment being coupled to bus 1010 quick transmission information.One or more processors 1002 for the treatment of information are coupled with bus 1010.

The one group operation of processor (or multiple processor) 1002 pairs of information and executing specified by relevant computer program code, to provide positional information by tax-free call.Computer program code is one group of instruction or statement, and it is provided for processor and/or computer system is run with the instruction performing appointed function.Such as, the computer programming language that code can be compiled into the native instruction set of processor is write.Code can also use native instruction set (such as, machine language) directly to write.The operation of this group comprises to be introduced bus 1010 or draws information from bus 1010 and information be placed in bus 1010 by information.The operation of this group also typically comprise two or more information unit is compared, the position of shift information unit and two or more information unit is combined, such as, by addition or multiplication or such as or (OR), XOR (XOR) and the logical operation with (AND) etc.By being called as the information of instruction, the such as operation code of one or more numerical digit, represents each operation in executable this group operation of processor to processor.The sequence of the operation that processor 1002 will perform, the sequence of such as operation code, forms processor instruction, also referred to as computer system instruction, or referred to as computer instruction.Processor can be embodied as alone or in combination machinery, electricity, magnetic, optics, chemistry or quantum assembly etc.

Computer system 1000 also comprises the memory 1004 being coupled to bus 1010.Memory 1004, such as random access memory (RAM) or other dynamic memory any, store the information of the processor instruction comprised for being provided positional information by tax-free call.Dynamic memory allows to change information stored therein by computer system 1000.RAM allows the information independent of contiguous address to store to be called as the information unit of position of storage address with retrieve stored.The nonce that processor 1002 also uses memory 1004 to come in the implementation of stores processor instructions.Computer system 1000 also comprise be coupled to bus 1010 for storing the read-only memory (ROM) 1006 or other static storage device any that comprise the static informations such as instruction, wherein said static information can not be changed by computer system 1000.Some memories are made up of volatile storage, and wherein when losing electric power, this volatile storage loses the information be stored thereon.Be coupled to non-volatile in addition (permanent) memory device 1008 of bus 1010, such as disk, CD or flash card, it comprises the information such as instruction for storing, even if when computer system 1000 is closed or otherwise lose electric power, this information also can keep.

From external input device 1012, such as contain the keyboard of the alphanumeric key of human user operation, microphone, infrared ray (IR) remote controller, joystick, game mat, recording pen, touch screen or transducer, provide to bus 1010 and comprise for being provided by tax-free call the information of the instruction of positional information to use for processor.Transducer detects the condition near it and these is detected to convert to and expresses with the physics of the mensurable phenomenon compatibility being used for representing information in computer system 1000.Be coupled to bus 1010 be mainly used in comprise with other external equipment of human interaction: display device 1014, such as, cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED) display, organic LED (OLED) display, plasma screen or the printer for presenting text or image; And indicating equipment 1016, such as, mouse, tracking ball, cursor direction key or motion sensor, it is for controlling the position of the less cursor glyph that display 1014 presents and sending the order be associated with the graphic element that display 1014 presents.In certain embodiments, such as, computer system 1000 automatically performs all functions and in embodiment without the need to mankind's input wherein, and that omits in external input device 1012, display device 1014 and indicating equipment 1016 is one or more.

In the illustrated embodiment, specialized hardware such as application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC) 1020 is coupled to bus 1010.Specialized hardware is configured to perform the unenforced operation of processor 1002 fast enough for specific purpose.The example of ASIC comprises: for generating the graphics accelerator cards of the image of display 1014, password board for encrypting and decrypting the message that network sends, speech recognition and the interface for special external equipment, this special external equipment such as robotic arm and medical scanning apparatus, its complex operations sequence can more effectively implemented by hardware for repeating some.

Computer system 1000 also comprises one or more examples of the communication interface 1070 being coupled to bus 1010.Communication interface 1070 provides the unidirectional or two-way communication being coupled to and carrying out the multiple external equipment operated with the processor of himself, and this external equipment is printer, scanner and external disk such as.Usually, described coupling is realized by network link 1078, and wherein network link 1078 is connected to local network 1080, and the multiple external equipment with himself processor is connected to this local network 1080.Such as, communication interface 1070 can be parallel port on personal computer or serial port or USB (USB) port.In certain embodiments, communication interface 1070 telephone modem that is integrated service digital network (ISDN) card or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) card or provides information communication to connect to the telephone wire of corresponding types.In certain embodiments, communication interface 1070 is cable modem, and the signal in bus 1010 is converted to the signal of the communication connection on coaxial cable or converts the optical signalling of the communication connection on fiber optic cables to by it.As another example, communication interface 1070 can be local area network (LAN) (LAN) card, its for be provided to such as Ethernet and so on can compatible LAN data communication connect.Wireless link can also be implemented.For wireless link, communication interface 1070 sends or receives or send and receives electricity, sound or electromagnetic signal, and comprise infrared and optical signalling, it carries information flow, such as numerical data.Such as, at radio hand-held equipment such as in cellular mobile phone, communication interface 1070 comprises the radio bands electromagnetic launcher and receiver that are called as wireless set.In certain embodiments, communication interface 1070 realizes with the connection of communication network 105 with by providing positional information from the tax-free call of UE 101.

Term used herein " computer-readable medium " represents any medium participating in providing information to processor 1002, and this information comprises the instruction for performing.This medium can adopt many forms, comprises but to be non-ly confined to: computer-readable recording medium (such as, non-volatile media, Volatile media) and transmission medium.The non-transient medium of such as non-volatile media and so on comprises such as CD or disk, such as memory device 1008.Volatile media comprises such as dynamic memory 1004.Transmission medium comprise such as twisted-pair cable, coaxial cable, copper cash, fiber optic cables and by space without the need to the carrier wave of electric wire or cable distribution, such as sound wave and electromagnetic wave, comprise radio wave, light wave and infrared waves.Signal comprises the artificial transient change by the amplitude of some transmission medium, frequency, phase place, polarization or other physical characteristic.The common form of computer-readable medium comprises such as: floppy disk, floppy disc, hard disk, tape and other magnetic medium any, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD and other optical medium any, punched card, paper tape, optical mark sheets and there is hole or other can other physical medium any of pattern of optical identification mark, RAM, PROM, EPROM, FLASH-EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory and other storage chip any or storage box, carrier wave, or other medium any of embodied on computer readable.Use term computer readable storage medium storing program for executing represents any computer-readable medium beyond transmission medium herein.

The logic be coded in one or more tangible medium comprise one in the specialized hardware of processor instruction on computer-readable recording medium and such as ASIC 1020 and so on or both.

Typically, network link 1078 uses transmission medium to provide information transmission by one or more network to the miscellaneous equipment used or process this information.Such as, network link 1078 provides the connection with the equipment 1084 operated by host computer 1082 or ISP (ISP) by local network 1080.And ISP equipment 1084 provides data communication services by public, the global packet exchange communication network of the network being commonly called now the Internet 1090.

The computer master control being called as server host 1092 being connected to the Internet provides the process of service in response to the information received on the internet.Such as, server host 1092 master control provides the process of the information represented for the video data presented at display 1014 place.Should be understood that can the assembly of deployment system 1000 in the various configurations in other computer system such as main frame 1082 and server 1092.

At least some embodiment of the present invention relates to the purposes for implementing some or all of technology described herein of computer system 1000.According to one embodiment of present invention, in response to the execution of one or more sequences of one or more processor instructions contained in processor 1002 pairs of memories 1004, these technology are performed by computer system 1000.Can by these instructions, also referred to as computer instruction, software and program code, from another computer-readable medium, such as memory device 1008 or network link 1078, read in memory 1004.Make processor 1002 perform in method step described herein to the execution of the command sequence be included in memory 1004 one or more.In alternative embodiments, hardware such as ASIC 1020 can be used to carry out alternative software or be combined to implement the present invention with software.Therefore, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any particular combination of hardware and software, unless stated clearly in addition herein.

The signal that network link 1078 and other network are transmitted by communication interface 1070 carries the information to and from computer system 1000.Computer system 1000 by network 1080,1090 etc., sent and received information by network link 1078 and communication interface 1070, can comprise program code.In the example using the Internet 1090, server host 1092 transmits the program code for application-specific of being asked by the message sent from computer 1000 by the Internet 1090, ISP equipment 1084, local network 1080 and communication interface 1070.When received, the code of reception can be performed by processor 1002, maybe can be stored in memory 1004 or in memory device 1008 or in other Nonvolatile memory devices any for performing subsequently, or both.In this way, computer system 1000 can obtain the application code of the form in signal on carrier wave.

Various forms of computer-readable medium may be related to processor 1002 move instruction or data or the one or more sequences of both for during execution.Such as, instruction and data can initially be carried on the disk of remote computer such as main frame 1082.Described instruction and data to be loaded in its dynamic memory and to use modulator-demodulator to send described instruction and data on the telephone line by remote computer.Be positioned at the instruction and data on the modulator-demodulator reception telephone wire of computer system 1000 this locality, and use infrared transmitter described instruction and data to be converted to the signal served as on the infrared carrier wave of network link 1078.The infrared detector serving as communication interface 1070 receives instruction and data entrained in infrared signal, and will represent that the information of described instruction and data is placed in bus 1010.Described information is sent to memory 1004 by bus 1010, wherein processor 1002 use and instruction to send together data in some data retrieve from memory 1004 and perform instruction.Alternatively, before or after processor 1002 performs, the instruction and data that memory 1004 receives can be stored on memory device 1008.

Figure 11 illustrates the chipset or chip 1100 that can implement the embodiment of the present invention.Chipset 1100 is programmed to provide positional information by tax-free call as described herein, and chipset 1100 comprises such as about being incorporated in processor in one or more physical package (such as, chip) and memory assembly described by Figure 10.Such as, physical package is included in the layout of one or more materials, parts and/or wire on construction package (such as substrate), to provide one or more feature, and such as physical strength, size protection and/or the mutual restriction of electricity.Should be understood that in certain embodiments, chipset 1100 can be implemented in one single chip.Should also be understood that in certain embodiments, chipset or chip 1100 can be embodied as single " SOC (system on a chip) ".Should also be understood that in certain embodiments, such as, will independent ASIC do not used, and all correlation functions disclosed herein will be performed by a processor or multiple processor.Chipset or chip 1100 or its part are configured for performing the device of the one or more steps providing the user interface navigation information be associated with the availability of function.Chipset or chip 1100 or its part are configured for the device performing the one or more steps being provided positional information by tax-free call.

In one embodiment, chipset or chip 1100 comprise communication mechanism, such as, for the bus 1101 of transmission of information between the parts of chipset 1100.Processor 1103 has and is stored in instruction in such as memory 1105 and progress information with the connectivity of bus 1101 to perform.Processor 1103 can comprise one or more process core, and wherein each core is configured to independent execution.Polycaryon processor can realize the multiprocessing in single physical encapsulation.The example of polycaryon processor comprises the process core of two, four, eight or more quantity.Alternatively or additionally, processor 1103 can comprise the one or more microprocessors by bus 1101 concatenated configuration, to realize performing the independence of instruction, streamline and multithreading.Processor 1103 also can be accompanied with one or more special-purpose member to perform specific processing capacity and task, such as one or more digital signal processor (DSP) 1107 or one or more application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC) 1109.Typically, DSP 1107 is configured to independent of processor 1103 and processes real world signal (such as, sound) in real time.Similarly, ASIC 1109 can be configured to perform the special function being difficult to execution by more general processor.Other special-purpose member for auxiliary execution function of the present invention described herein can comprise one or more field programmable gate array (FPGA), one or more controller or other special-purpose computer chip one or more.

In one embodiment, chipset or chip 1100 only comprise one or more processor and support and/or to relate to and/or for some softwares of described one or more processor and/or firmware.

Processor 1103 and adjoint parts thereof have by the connectivity of bus 1101 with memory 1105.Memory 1105 comprise for stores executable instructions dynamic memory (such as, RAM, disk, compact disc rocordable etc.) and static memory is (such as, ROM, CD-ROM etc.) both, wherein upon being performed, described instruction performs step of the present invention described herein to provide positional information by tax-free call.Memory 1105 also stores the data be associated with the execution of step of the present invention or the data generated by the execution of step of the present invention.

Figure 12 illustrates the exemplary components of mobile terminal (such as, mobile phone) for communicating that can run in the system of fig. 1 according to an embodiment.In certain embodiments, mobile terminal 1201 or its part are configured for the device performing the one or more steps being provided positional information by tax-free call.Usually, radio receiver defines according to front-end and back-end feature.All radio frequency (RF) Circuits System are contained in the front end of receiver, and all baseband processing circuitry systems are contained in rear end.As used in this application, term " Circuits System " represent following both: (1) only hardware enforcement (such as, only simulation and/or digital circuitry in enforcement) and (2) Circuits System and software (and/or firmware) combination (such as, if can be applicable to border, specific field, be then the combination of processor (comprising digital signal processor), software and memory, it works to make the device of such as mobile phone or server and so on perform various function together).The definition of this " Circuits System " can be applicable to all uses in this application of this term, comprises any claim.As another example, if as used in this application and can be applicable to particular field border, only processor (or multiple processor) and the enforcement with software/or firmware thereof also will be contained in term " Circuits System ".If can be applicable to particular field border, then term " Circuits System " is also by the similar integrated circuit in the based band integrated circuit contained in such as mobile phone or application processor integrated circuit or cellular network device or other network equipment.

The Pertinent internal parts of phone comprise main control unit (MCU) 1203, digital signal processor (DSP) 1205 and receiver/transmitter unit, and wherein receiver/transmitter unit comprises microphone gain control unit and speaker gain control unit.Main display unit 1207 provides display to support can perform or support to be provided by tax-free call various application and the mobile terminal function of the step of positional information to user.Display 1207 comprises display circuit system, and it is configured to the user interface of display mobile terminal (such as, mobile phone) at least partially.In addition, display 1207 and display circuit system are configured to be convenient to the control of user at least some function of mobile terminal.Audio-frequency function Circuits System 1209 comprises microphone 1211 and amplifier of microphone, and wherein amplifier of microphone amplifies the voice signal exported from microphone 1211.By amplification voice signal feed-in encoder/decoder (CODEC) 1213 exported from microphone 1211.

Radio section 1215 amplifying power inversion frequency, to communicate with the base station comprised in mobile communication system by antenna 1217.As known in the art, power amplifier (PA) 1219 and transmitter/modulation circuitry system, operationally in response to MCU 1203, are wherein coupled to duplexer 1221 or circulator or duplexer from the output of PA 1219.PA 1219 is also coupled to battery interface and power control unit 1220.

In use, the user of mobile terminal 1201 talks facing to microphone 1211, and its speech is converted to analog voltage together with any background noise detected.Then, analog voltage is converted to digital signal by analog-digital converter (ADC) 1223.Digital signal route is entered DSP 1205 to process wherein by control unit 1203, such as, and speech coding, chnnel coding, encryption and intertexture.In one embodiment, use cellular transmission protocol and any wireless medium that other is applicable to, by the unit independently do not illustrated, the voice signal after process is encoded, wherein said cellular transmission protocol such as global evolution strengthens data rate (EDGE), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), internet protocol multi-media sub-system (IMS), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) etc., and the described wireless medium such as microwave access (WiMAX) that other is applicable to, Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, code division multiple access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), satellite etc. or its combination in any.

Then, the signal after coding is routed to equalizer 1225, such as, to compensate any frequency dependent impairment by occurring during air transmission, phase place and amplitude distortion.After equalizing the bit stream, the RF signal generated in signal and RF interface 1229 combines by modulator 1227.Modulator 1227 generates sinusoidal wave by frequency or phase-modulation.In order to get out Signal transmissions, another sine wave that the sine wave exported from modulator 1227 and synthesizer 1233 generate is carried out the transmission frequency combining to realize expecting by upconverter 1231.Then, this signal is sent so that signal is increased to suitable power stage by PA 1219.In systems in practice, PA 1219 serves as variable gain amplifier, and DSP 1205 controls the gain of this PA 1219 according to the information received from network base station.Then, in duplexer 1221, filtering is carried out to this signal, and send to antenna coupler 1235 with matched impedance alternatively, thus maximum power transmission is provided.Finally, home base stations is transferred signals to by antenna 1217.The final stage gain that automatic growth control (AGC) controls receiver can be supplied.Signal can be forwarded to remote phone from here, this remote phone can be another cell phone, other mobile phone any or is connected to the land line of PSTN (PSTN) or other telephone network.

Received the voice signal being transferred to mobile terminal 1201 by antenna 1217, and amplified immediately by low noise amplifier (LNA) 1237.Low-converter 1239 reduces carrier frequency, and demodulator 1241 removes RF, only leaves digital bit stream.Then, signal to be processed by DSP 1205 by equalizer 1225.This signal changed by digital analog converter (DAC) 1243, and exported by gained and be transferred to user by loud speaker 1245, all mentioned operations is all under the control that can be used as the main control unit (MCU) 1203 that CPU (CPU) is implemented.

MCU 1203 receives various signal, comprises the input signal from keyboard 1247.Keyboard 1247 and/or MCU 1203 comprise the user interface circuit system for leading subscriber input in conjunction with other user's input block (such as, microphone 1211).MCU 1203 run user interface software is so that user controls at least some function of mobile terminal 1201, to provide positional information by tax-free call.Display command and switch command are also transferred to display 1207 and voice output switch controller by MCU 1203 respectively.In addition, MCU 1203 and DSP1205 exchange message, and the SIM card 1249 and memory 1251 that are incorporated to alternatively can be accessed.In addition, MCU 1203 performs the various controlling functions needed for terminal.Depend on enforcement, DSP 1205 can perform any one in various conventional numerical processing capacity by speech signal.In addition, the background noise level of the signal determination home environment that DSP 1205 detects from microphone 1211, and be the selected grade being used for the natural tendency compensating mobile terminal 1201 user by the gain setting of microphone 1211.

CODEC 1213 comprises ADC 1223 and DAC 1243.Memory 1251 stores the various data comprising call incoming tone data, and can store other data, comprises the music data received by such as Global Internet.Software module can reside in the storage medium write of RAM memory, flash memory, register or other form any known in the art.Memory devices 1251 can be but is non-ly confined to other non-volatile memory medium any that single memory, CD, DVD, ROM, RAM, EEPROM, optical storage, disk storage device, flash memory devices maybe can store numerical data.

The SIM card 1249 be incorporated to alternatively carries such as important information, such as cell phone number, carrier wave supply service, subscription details and security information.SIM card 1249 is mainly used on radio net, identify mobile terminal 1201.Card 1249 also contains the memory set for storing personal telephone number registration, text message and user's Specialised mobile terminal.

Although describe the present invention in conjunction with a large amount of embodiments and execution mode, the present invention is non-is confined to this, but can contain various obvious amendment and equivalent arrangements, and it drops in the scope of additional claim.Although describe feature of the present invention specifically to combine in the claims, it should be understood that, can combination in any and be disposed in order these features.

Claims

1. a method, comprise at least in part based on the following, impel and process to the process of (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal and/or to (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal:

At least one community of geographic area, at least one community indication equipment position in described geographic area wherein said; And

To determining at least one times of at least one telephone number with at least one cell association described,

Wherein the described position of reporting described equipment is made at least in part to the initiation of the call request of at least one telephone number described.

2. method according to claim 1, wherein when without the need to answering described call request to the described position of equipment described in the examining report of described call request.

3. the method according to any one of claim 1 and 2, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

Described geographic area is divided at least one community described, other community one or more or aforesaid combination; And

At least in part based on described division, at least one telephone number described is associated with at least one community described, other telephone number one or more is associated with described other community one or more, or aforesaid combination.

4. method according to claim 3, is wherein associated with at least one location server further by least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination.

5. method according to claim 4, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

The grid of at least one community, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination described in described equipment, at least one location server described or aforesaid combination place prestrain, described grid at described equipment, at least one location server place described by least one community described, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or the aforesaid combinatorial mapping one or more parts to described geographic area.

6. method according to claim 5, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

At least in part based on the quantity available of at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination, the size of mesh opening of described grid is determined at least one times.

7. the method according to any one of claim 5 and 6, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

At least in part based on the report of the described position to described equipment, described grid is remapped to one or more other parts of (a) described geographic area, (b) other geographic area one or more or (c) aforesaid combination.

8. method according to claim 7, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

Make at least in part to remap described between described equipment and at least one location server described synchronously.

9. the method according to any one of claim 7 and 8, wherein said remapping makes described (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal further at least in part based on the following:

By described grid shift to described one or more other parts of geographic area (a) described, (b) described other geographic area one or more or (c) aforesaid combination.

10. the method according to any one of claim 7-9, wherein said remapping makes described (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal further at least in part based on the following:

Recursive subdivision is carried out at least one community described, described other community one or more, described grid or aforesaid combination; And

At least in part based on described recursive subdivision, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination are associated again.

11. methods according to claim 10, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

At least in part based on described recursive subdivision, initiate the sequence of described call request, other call request one or more or aforesaid combination,

Wherein the described position of reporting described equipment is processed to described sequence.

12. methods according to claim 11, wherein by one or more sequence between time, one or more sequence time or aforesaid combination define described sequence, described call request, described other call request one or more or aforesaid combination.

13. methods according to any one of claim 3-12, are wherein associated one or more cluster of at least one community described, described other community one or more or aforesaid combination and one or more point of interest, described one or more point of interest or aforesaid combination.

14. methods according to claim 13, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

At least in part based on to the report representing described one or more point of interest of described position of described equipment, described one or more cluster or combination, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more are associated again.

15. methods according to any one of claim 1-14, wherein said (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further at least in part based on the following:

By the described location transmission of described equipment reported by described call request to one or more location Based service, to support one or more location updating, one or more location register or aforesaid combination.

16. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:

Determine at least one community of geographic area, at least one community indication equipment position in described geographic area wherein said; And

Determine at least one telephone number with at least one cell association described,

17. methods according to claim 16, wherein when without the need to answering described call request to the described position of equipment described in the examining report of described call request.

18. methods according to any one of claim 16 and 17, comprise further:

Described geographic area is made to be divided at least one community described, other community one or more or aforesaid combination at least in part; And

Make at least in part: at least in part based on described division, at least one telephone number described is associated with at least one community described, other telephone number one or more is associated with described other community one or more, or aforesaid combination.

19. methods according to claim 18, are wherein associated with at least one location server further by least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination.

20. methods according to claim 19, comprise further:

Make at described equipment at least in part, at least one community described at least one location server described or aforesaid combination place prestrain, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, the grid of described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination, described grid is at described equipment, at least one location server place described is by least one community described, described other community one or more, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combinatorial mapping are to one or more parts of described geographic area.

21. methods according to claim 20, comprise further:

At least in part based on the quantity available of at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination, determine the size of mesh opening of described grid.

22. methods according to any one of claim 20 and 21, comprise further:

Make at least in part: at least in part based on the report of the described position to described equipment, described grid is remapped to one or more other parts of (a) described geographic area, (b) other geographic area one or more or (c) aforesaid combination.

23. methods according to claim 22, comprise further:

24. methods according to any one of claim 22 and 23, wherein said remapping comprises: make described grid shift to described one or more other parts of geographic area (a) described, (b) described other geographic area one or more or (c) aforesaid combination at least in part.

25. methods according to any one of claim 22-24, wherein said remapping comprises:

Make at least in part to carry out recursive subdivision at least one community described, described other community one or more, described grid or aforesaid combination; And

Make at least in part: at least in part based on described recursive subdivision, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination are associated again.

26. methods according to claim 25, comprise further:

Make at least in part: at least in part based on described recursive subdivision, initiate the sequence of described call request, other call request one or more or aforesaid combination, wherein the described position of reporting described equipment is processed to described sequence.

27. methods according to claim 26, wherein by one or more sequence between time, one or more sequence time or aforesaid combination define described sequence, described call request, described other call request one or more or aforesaid combination.

28. methods according to any one of claim 18-27, are wherein associated one or more cluster of at least one community described, described other community one or more or aforesaid combination and one or more point of interest, described one or more point of interest or aforesaid combination.

29. methods according to claim 28, comprise further:

Make at least in part: at least in part based on to the report representing described one or more point of interest of described position of described equipment, described one or more cluster or aforesaid combination, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more are associated again.

30. methods according to any one of claim 16-29, comprise further:

Make the described location transmission of the described equipment reported by described call request to one or more location Based service at least in part, to support one or more location updating, one or more location register or aforesaid combination.

31. 1 kinds of devices, comprising:

At least one processor; And

At least one memory, comprises the computer program code for one or more program,

At least one memory described and described computer program code are configured to make described device at least perform the following together with at least one processor described:

32. methods according to claim 31, wherein when without the need to connecting described call request to the described position of equipment described in the examining report of described call request.

33. methods according to any one of claim 31 and 32, wherein make described device further:

34. methods according to claim 33, at least one telephone number wherein said, described other telephone number one or more or aforesaid combination are associated with at least one location server further.

35. methods according to claim 34, wherein make described device further:

36. methods according to claim 35, wherein make described device further:

37. methods according to any one of claim 35 and 36, wherein make described device further:

38. according to method according to claim 37, wherein makes described device further:

39. methods according to any one of claim 37 and 38, wherein said remapping makes described device further:

Make described grid shift to described one or more other parts of geographic area (a) described, (b) described other geographic area one or more or (c) aforesaid combination at least in part.

40. methods according to any one of claim 37-39, wherein said remapping makes described device further:

41. methods according to claim 40, wherein make described device further:

42. methods according to claim 41, wherein by one or more sequence between time, one or more sequence time or aforesaid combination define described sequence, described call request, described other call request one or more or aforesaid combination.

43. methods according to any one of claim 33-42, are wherein associated one or more cluster of at least one community described, described other community one or more or aforesaid combination and one or more point of interest, described one or more point of interest or aforesaid combination.

44. methods according to claim 43, wherein make described device further:

Make at least in part: at least in part based on to the report representing one or more points of interest of described position of described equipment, described one or more cluster or aforesaid combination, at least one telephone number described, described other telephone number one or more are associated again.

45. methods according to any one of claim 31-44, wherein make described device further:

The described position of the described equipment reported by described call request is made to be transferred to one or more location Based service at least in part, to support one or more location updating, one or more location register or aforesaid combination.

46. 1 kinds of devices according to any one of claim 31-45, wherein said device is mobile phone, and described mobile phone comprises further:

User interface circuit system and user interface software, be configured to be forced through making for carrying out user's control at least some function of described mobile phone display, and be configured to response user input; And

Display and display circuit system, be configured to show the user interface of described mobile phone at least partially, described display and display circuit system are configured to impel at least some function to described mobile phone to carry out user's control.

47. 1 kinds of computer-readable recording mediums, carry one or more sequences of one or more instruction, one or more sequences of described one or more instruction make device at least perform method according to any one of claim 1-30 when executed by one or more processors.

48. 1 kinds of devices, comprise the device at least performing the method according to any one of claim 1-30.

49. devices according to claim 48, wherein said device is mobile phone, and described mobile phone comprises further:

50. 1 kinds of computer programs, comprise one or more sequences of one or more instruction, one or more sequences of described one or more instruction make device at least perform method according to any one of claim 1-30 when executed by one or more processors.

51. 1 kinds of methods, comprise the access impelled at least one interface, and at least one interface described is configured to allow at least one service of access, and at least one service described is configured at least perform the method according to any one of claim 1-30.

52. 1 kinds of methods, comprise impelling and process to the process of (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal and/or to (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, described (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are at least in part based on the method at least according to any one of claim 1-30.

53. 1 kinds of methods, comprise impelling and create and/or impel at least one apparatus user interface element of amendment (1) and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface function, described (1) at least one apparatus user interface element and/or (2) at least one apparatus user interface function are at least in part based on the method at least according to any one of claim 1-30.