UE Event Reporting Outside Allowed Areas for Location Continuity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing location service technologies do not provide a feasible solution for event reporting by UE when outside the event report allowed area, leading to incomplete location information and potential disconnection of location service sessions.

Innovation Solution

The method involves a terminal sending first information to indicate its capability and conditions for event reporting outside the allowed area, receiving configuration information, and performing event reporting based on these configurations, allowing conditional reporting even when outside the allowed area.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If UE reports location only within the event report allowed area, then power consumption is reduced, but location information completeness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidlocation information completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating reporting behavior inside and outside the event report allowed area. Within the allowed area, UE reports according to standard event triggering conditions. Outside the allowed area, UE reports only under specific conditions (e.g., when moving at high speed or in emergency situations), thus applying different quality levels of location reporting to different spatial regions to balance power consumption and information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Device complexity

If UE performs event reporting only within the event report allowed area, then service complexity is reduced, but service reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice complexityVSAvoidservice reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces dynamic reporting capabilities where UE can transition between different reporting modes based on its location relative to the event report allowed area and its movement state. When outside the allowed area, UE can dynamically activate alternative reporting mechanisms (such as reporting based on movement distance thresholds or emergency conditions), making the system adaptable to different scenarios while maintaining reliability without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If UE is restricted to event reporting only within the allowed area, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enhances universality by enabling the UE to perform multiple reporting functions: standard event-based reporting within the allowed area, and conditional reporting outside the allowed area based on movement characteristics, emergency conditions, or network requests. This multi-functional capability allows the same device to adapt to diverse operational scenarios without requiring separate systems, thus improving adaptability while maintaining ease of operation through unified management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260032067A1Event reporting method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.29 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application provides an event reporting method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The event reporting method in embodiments of the present application includes: sending, by a terminal, first information, where the first information is used for indicating related information about the terminal performing event reporting outside a first area, the first area being an area in which the terminal is allowed to perform event reporting; receiving, by the terminal, event reporting configuration information matching the first information; and performing, by the terminal, event reporting based on the event reporting configuration information.