Value-Added Location Server for Hybrid 5G Positioning Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing positioning technologies, including 5G, GPS, and Bluetooth, suffer from low accuracy and limited range, failing to meet the high-precision needs of various vertical industries and being dominated by Internet companies.
Innovation Solution
Introduce a value-added location server (VLS) within the 5G SEAL architecture to analyze and process location information, enhancing accuracy and providing customized services for vertical industries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional positioning technologies (GPS, Bluetooth) are used, then positioning service coverage is provided, but positioning accuracy is insufficient and service range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines 5G positioning technology with non-5G positioning technologies (GPS, Bluetooth) to create a hybrid positioning system. The 5G positioning module and non-5G positioning module work together, with the 5G module providing high-accuracy positioning in coverage areas and non-5G modules providing fallback positioning when 5G coverage is unavailable, thereby resolving the contradiction between positioning accuracy and service range.
2Measurement precision
If 5G-based positioning is implemented, then positioning accuracy is improved, but service coverage is limited to 5G network areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a positioning management module as an intermediary that coordinates between 5G positioning and non-5G positioning systems. When the terminal exits 5G coverage, the positioning management module switches from 5G positioning to non-5G positioning (GPS/Bluetooth), ensuring continuous positioning service and expanding the effective service coverage area while maintaining positioning accuracy within 5G boundaries.
3Reliability
If Internet companies provide non-5G positioning services, then service availability is ensured, but positioning accuracy is insufficient and operator control is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the positioning service into operator-controlled 5G positioning and Internet company-provided non-5G positioning. The operator's 5G positioning module handles high-accuracy requirements within 5G coverage, while non-5G positioning provides supplementary service availability. This segmentation allows the operator to maintain control over accuracy-critical services while ensuring overall service availability.
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AI summary
Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a value-added positioning method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring a first value-added positioning service request and/or a subscription message, which is sent by a vertical application network element; acquiring location information of a target terminal from a location management network element; and sending a response and/or subscription notification message to the vertical application network element.