Location Intelligence Management System Resource Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless location systems face challenges in efficiently managing location generation resources based on priority, quality of service, and resource availability, particularly in providing high-accuracy location services for emergency situations and managing the increased complexity of modern wireless communications networks with diverse air interface protocols and devices.

Innovation Solution

The Location Intelligence Management System (LIMS) utilizes a decision support system to optimize the utilization of Position Determining Equipment (PDE) resources by analyzing historical and real-time data, prioritizing location requests, and employing advanced triggers and metadata analysis to determine the need for high-accuracy locations, thereby managing resource allocation effectively across multiple users and entities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If high-accuracy location services are provided for all users, then location accuracy is improved, but resource availability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation accuracyVSAvoidresource availability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different quality levels of location services to different users based on their priority classification. High-priority users (e.g., emergency services) receive high-accuracy location services with multiple measurement techniques, while low-priority users receive standard location services. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring high accuracy is available where needed without wasting resources on all users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts location service quality and resource allocation based on real-time conditions, including user priority, current resource availability, and service demands. The decision support system continuously monitors and reconfigures resource distribution, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions and maintain optimal performance across varying resource availability levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If resource allocation is optimized for priority-based services, then quality of service is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The decision support system acts as an intermediary layer between location requests and resource allocation. It receives location requests, evaluates user priority, checks resource availability, and makes intelligent allocation decisions. This intermediary layer simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the complex decision-making logic, making the system more manageable and maintainable while improving service quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary classification and evaluation of location requests before resource allocation. Users are pre-classified into priority categories, and the decision support system pre-assesses resource availability and requirements. This preliminary action allows for faster, more reliable resource allocation decisions without requiring complex real-time analysis for each individual request.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If location resources are allocated based on real-time analysis, then productivity is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidanalysis time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of users into priority categories and pre-establishes resource allocation rules for different priority levels. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex real-time analysis for each location request, as the decision support system can quickly match requests against pre-defined criteria and rules, significantly reducing analysis time while maintaining high allocation efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The decision support system uses historical location request patterns and resource allocation data to create models and templates for common scenarios. These copied patterns allow the system to quickly handle routine requests by referencing established patterns rather than performing full real-time analysis, thereby improving productivity while minimizing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP2513758B1Location intelligence management system
Publication Date: 2020.02.05 COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC
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AI summary

Collection and analysis of network transaction information which includes the mobile device's usage, location, movements coupled with data from non-wireless network sources allow for the automation of analysis for the detection of anti-social behaviors.