Small Cell Application Service Provisioning Based on User Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current femtocell and wireless LAN systems lack efficient methods for dynamically providing and managing application services based on user location within small service areas, leading to suboptimal user experience and service management.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a small cell with a femtocell base station or WiFi Access Point, an Application Service Provisioning Server, and user equipment that dynamically selects, installs, and uninstalls application services based on user entry and exit from the service area, utilizing a communication unit, service controller, and databases to manage application service provisioning and user equipment information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If femtocell and wireless LAN systems provide application services in small service areas, then service coverage and user connectivity are improved, but the ability to dynamically manage and provide location-based application services is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic service management by enabling the small cell base station to detect user equipment entry and exit in real-time, automatically construct application services based on location, and dynamically provision services without manual intervention. This transforms the static service provision model into a dynamic one that adapts to user movement and location changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service through automatic service construction and provisioning. When user equipment enters the service area, the base station automatically detects the entry, constructs the appropriate application service based on pre-configured service templates, and provisions the service without requiring manual configuration or user intervention, thus achieving self-service operation.
2Ease of operation
If the system automatically recognizes user location and provides location-based services, then user experience and service personalization are improved, but system complexity and service management overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring service templates and service construction rules in the base station before users arrive. When user equipment enters the service area, the base station simply needs to select and instantiate the appropriate pre-defined template based on the user's location, rather than constructing services from scratch. This reduces real-time processing complexity while maintaining automatic provisioning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages complexity by changing parameters from constructing complete services dynamically to selecting and instantiating pre-defined service templates with configurable parameters. The base station stores multiple service templates with different parameters, and automatically selects the appropriate template based on user location and device type, then configures the specific parameters for that user session.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a short range wireless communication device for providing an application service based on an area. In particular, an apparatus for providing an application service based on an area in a small cell including a femtocell base station or a WiFi Access Point, the apparatus including a communication unit to receive a list of application services from an Application Service Provisioning Server, select and download at least one application service from the received list, an application service database to store the at least one downloaded application service, a service controller to install the at least one downloaded application service, or uninstall an installed application service, a user equipment access detector to detect a user equipment entering or exiting a service area, and a user equipment database to store an identifier and information of the user equipment entering or exiting the service area.