Proactive Mobile Device Guidance Across Cellular Whitespace
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Solution Overview
Problem
The overlap between satellite and terrestrial cellular networks using the same spectrum creates coverage holes, or whitespace regions, where cellular service is unavailable, leading to connectivity issues for mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses edge detection and guidance techniques, including AI, to identify when a mobile device is approaching a whitespace region and provides guidance to transition to an alternative cellular service, using terrestrial or satellite coverage, by generating notifications and directional cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If satellite and terrestrial cellular networks use the same spectrum, then spectrum efficiency is improved, but coverage holes (whitespace regions) are created where cellular service is unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of whitespace regions and generates guidance information before the mobile device actually enters a coverage hole. The network detects when a device is approaching a whitespace region and proactively provides guidance notifications and directional cues, enabling the device to transition to alternative coverage areas before connectivity is completely lost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary guidance mechanism that acts as a mediator between the mobile device and the network. This intermediary system detects device location, identifies whitespace regions, and provides directional guidance information to help the device transition between coverage areas, thereby maintaining connectivity reliability without requiring continuous spectrum allocation.
2Reliability
If edge detection and guidance systems are deployed to manage whitespace regions, then connectivity reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guidance system is designed with multi-functionality, serving multiple purposes: detecting device location, identifying whitespace regions, generating guidance information, and providing directional cues. By consolidating these functions into a unified system that leverages existing network infrastructure and mobile device capabilities, the patent reduces the need for separate complex systems while maintaining high connectivity reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a mobile device is near a boundary of a first coverage region of a first mobile service provided by one of a terrestrial mobile service and a non-terrestrial mobile service. A location is identified of second coverage region of a second mobile service provided by an alternative one of the terrestrial mobile service and the non-terrestrial mobile service, wherein the second coverage region is nearby the first coverage region. Persistent information is forwarded to the mobile device via the first mobile service, wherein the persistent information identifies a location of the second coverage region, and wherein the persistent information facilitates guidance of the mobile device toward the second coverage region. Other embodiments are disclosed.