Inferring user equipment location data based on sector transition
US10595164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Determining a location of a user equipment (UE) based on historical location data and historical sector transition data is disclosed. A correlation between historic location information and a historic sector transition can be determined. The correlation can be stored in a searchable data set. A location of a current UE can be inferred based on a sector transition of the current UE. The sector transition of the current UE can be searched against the data set to indicate a likely location of the current UE based on historical information. The searchable data set can be based on sparse location data enabling location determinations for a current UE that can otherwise lack location services. Moreover, an order of a sector transition can imbue a directionality to stored location information such that a likely location in a sector can be correlated to a transition from a prior sector of a network session of the UE.
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