Service Control via Location-Based Area Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for controlling service usage on mobile terminals in communication networks based on location are limited in their ability to provide extensive customization and precise location determination, leading to suboptimal service offerings and billing structures.
Innovation Solution
The method employs advanced terminal paging and a combination of network-based and terminal-based localization technologies, such as COO, TOA, and GPS, to determine the mobile terminal's location with high precision, allowing for more accurate identification of preferred and residual areas, and enables customizable service usage and charging through the use of location-specific service profiles and group management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If basic location determination methods are used, then device complexity is reduced, but location accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines network-based localization (using network infrastructure elements like base stations) with terminal-based localization (using GPS receivers in the mobile device) to achieve high location accuracy. This merging of multiple localization approaches allows the system to leverage the strengths of both methods while compensating for their individual limitations, resolving the contradiction between accuracy and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary location determination using available methods before a communication connection is established. This preliminary action allows the network to pre-identify the mobile terminal's location and prepare appropriate service profiles, thereby improving response time and accuracy without adding complexity to the actual connection establishment process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If location-based service control is implemented, then service customization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces service profiles as an intermediary layer between location determination and service delivery. These profiles contain pre-defined service parameters and charging rules that are selected based on location information. This intermediary mechanism allows complex service customization without requiring complex real-time processing, as the system simply selects from pre-configured profiles based on the determined location.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes service parameters (such as charging rates, service availability, and quality of service) based on the mobile terminal's location parameters. By dynamically adjusting these parameters according to location-based service profiles, the system achieves high adaptability while maintaining manageable device complexity through parameter-driven control rather than structural complexity.
3Measurement precision
If multiple localization technologies are combined, then location accuracy is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic selection of localization methods based on current operational requirements. The system can switch between network-based localization (lower energy consumption) and terminal-based GPS localization (higher accuracy but higher energy consumption) depending on the situation. This dynamic approach allows the system to maintain high location accuracy when needed while minimizing energy consumption during normal operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial localization action by using only the necessary portion of available localization technologies. Rather than continuously running all localization methods, the system activates specific methods only when their capabilities are needed, thereby achieving required location accuracy while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous full-capability localization.
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AI summary
The method involves separating a service area of a communication network into a preference area and a residual area for a mobile terminal. A utilization of the service is made possible during delay of the mobile terminal in the preference area for communication connection. The delay of the mobile terminal is determined in the communication network by a communication network-sided preferred terminal searching note. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a device for controlling usage of a mobile terminal in a communication network (2) a mobile terminal for utilization in a communication network.