CN1820525A - Cellular based location of wireless local area networks - Google Patents

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CN1820525A
CN1820525A CNA038269538A CN03826953A CN1820525A CN 1820525 A CN1820525 A CN 1820525A CN A038269538 A CNA038269538 A CN A038269538A CN 03826953 A CN03826953 A CN 03826953A CN 1820525 A CN1820525 A CN 1820525A
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Abstract

A method for locating a wireless local area network WLAN transmitting (31) a request to a wireless service provider of a wireless network for a location of the wireless local area network (WLAN), and receiving (37) from the wireless service provider the location of the wireless local area network (WLAN). An apparatus includes a wireless transceiver (206) for transmitting and receiving communication over a wireless network, and a controller (210) for processing a request for a location of a wireless local area network WLAN (104) and processing receiving from over the wireless network the location of the wireless local area network WLAN (104).

Description

Location based on the WLAN (wireless local area network) of honeycomb
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication system, more specifically, relate to location based on the WLAN (wireless local area network) of honeycomb.
Background technology
Current, 2.5 generations (2.5G) and the third generation (3G) cellular network can provide wireless data service, and for example wireless the Internet service has the data transfer rate up to 2Mbps.On the other hand, for example the wireless lan (wlan) of IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b and HiperLAN/2 wireless network can provide and has the data, services that is higher than 10Mbps speed.Typically, the WLAN service is also more cheap than the cellular service, because WLAN uses the not frequency band of permission.Similarly, when mobile device is in the coverage of WLAN, wish to switch to the WLAN service from the cellular service.Switching between cellular service and the WLAN service can provide the optimum utilization of usable spectrum, and can reduce the burden of the cellular network during activity peak.
For having the mobile device of supporting WLAN, for example phone, PDA etc., the user, a common problem is near the public WLAN focus how locating.Therefore, the position that the user searches WLAN that wants help.
Summary of the invention
A kind of method that is used to locate WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN comprises: send request to the wireless lan (wlan) position to the wireless service provider of wireless network, and receive the position of wireless lan (wlan) from wireless service provider.Preferably, after forwarding step, wireless service provider is determined from wherein having initiated the radio service area that sends, and wireless service provider obtains the position of WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN according to radio service area.Preferably, wireless network is a cellular phone network.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of equipment comprises: transceiver, be used to send be received in wireless network on communicate by letter; And controller, be used to handle on wireless network request, and handle on wireless network reception the position of WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN to WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN position.Preferably, this equipment also comprises the WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN baseband circuit that is used for communicating on WLAN.In one embodiment, the request to WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN position is handled in the position that provides according to the user of controller.
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The embodiment of the invention by shown in reference to the accompanying drawings can be obtained and at length be understood the mode of These characteristics of the present invention, the more specific description of sketching above of the present invention.
Yet, should be noted that accompanying drawing only shows exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered to the restriction of its scope that the present invention can be implemented in other effective embodiment that is equal to.
Fig. 1 shows according to communication system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the high-level block diagram according to the mobile embodiment of mobile device of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 shows the flow chart that is used for based on an embodiment of the WLAN of honeycomb location.
Embodiment
The present invention is a kind of method and apparatus of locating based on the wireless lan (wlan) of honeycomb.In the context environmental that will between mobile device that carries out for the WLAN position known to the service provider of wireless network informs mobile device user and wireless network, communicate by letter the present invention is described.Mobile device and wireless network as example are cell phone and cellular network.Yet, those skilled in the art will appreciate that and can in any communication equipment that can communicate, advantageously adopt the present invention with the wireless network of any type.Therefore, the present invention has the broad applicability that exceeds cellular network communication references described herein.
Fig. 1 shows according to communication system 100 of the present invention.Communication system 100 comprises cordless communication network 102, (for example the WLAN access point 104 for a plurality of WLAN access point 104 1With 104 2), (for example mobile device 110 for WLAN location database 112 and a plurality of mobile device 110 1With 110 2).Cordless communication network 102 is given the mobile device 110 that is positioned at coverage 106, and (for example mobile device 110 1With 110 2) service is provided.For example, cordless communication network 102 can comprise to being in coverage 106 interior mobile devices 110 provides the cellular phone network of voice and/or data, services.
WLAN access point 104 1With 104 2(be focus 108 to being positioned at the coverage respectively 1With 108 2) in mobile device 110 provide service (for example to be positioned at coverage 108 1Interior mobile device 110 2).For example, WLAN access point 104 can comprise the IEEE 802.11b WLAN access point that voice and/or data, services are provided to the mobile device 110 that is positioned at coverage 108.The position of each of WLAN access point 104 is stored in the WLAN location database 112.For example, WLAN location database 112 can store WLAN access point 104 each coordinate (for example longitude and latitude) and the scope of coverage 108.Show communication system 100 to demonstration, it has the WLAN access point 104 corresponding non-crossover coverages 108 of the location with utilizing coverage 106.Can use other setting, for example crossover coverage or focus 108 for the present invention.
Can be by cellular service provider registration for example 108 1With 108 2The WLAN coverage, keep the database of focus 108 and physical location thereof.Preferably, the physical location of WLAN focus is the form of street address, map location, longitude and latitude, global location coordinate and other location recognition form.When the user is just searching WLAN focus 108, the user can select the menu option on the mobile device, sends a message to wireless service provider 102 via wireless network 102.Wireless 102 service provider can according to mobile device 110 communication from radio service area obtain the roughly estimation of customer location.Then, wireless network service area 106 and WLAN location database 112 can be compared, search the WLAN position and the physical address thereof of user definition tabulation.Then this list of physical location addresses is sent to mobile device 110.Mobile device user can be selected the WLAN position 108 of hope from list of physical addresses, and to the motion of the WLAN position of hope, so that communicate with WLAN base station 104.WLAN database 112 can comprise WLAN position or the coverage outside the radio service area 106, and provides its position to mobile device user.
Each of mobile device 110 can communicate with the service provider of wireless network 106, is used to locate WLAN focus or coverage.The cellular telephone subscribers of dialing the ad hoc wireless networks sub-district can be to the request of cell phone service provider transmission to the WLAN position.Then, cell phone service provider can with customer call from the sub-district and the database of known WLAN position compare, and the tabulation of WLAN position and address is sent it back cellular telephone subscribers.Similarly, the present invention allows the user of cell phone 110 to 108 motions of WLAN coverage, so that insert the WLAN broadband connections.
Fig. 2 shows the high-level block diagram according to the exemplary embodiments of mobile device 110 of the present invention.Mobile device 110 comprises controller 210, wireless baseband circuitry 212 and the WLAN baseband circuit 214 that has WLAN of the present invention position processing 208 with transceiver 206, the configuration of antenna 202 couplings.Wireless baseband circuitry 212 is handled the signal relevant with wireless communication system, for example cellular phone signal.WLAN baseband circuit 214 is handled the signal relevant with WLAN, for example IEEE 802.11b WLAN signal.The WLAN baseband circuit needn't be realized the location of the WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN based on honeycomb of the present invention, and Fig. 2 as be beneficial to same mobile device wireless 106 and WLAN 108 coverages on the optional function piece that communicates illustrate.Transceiver 206 sends and receives radio frequency (RF) signal of being handled by controller 210 by wireless baseband circuitry 212 or WLAN baseband circuit 214.For example, mobile device 110 can comprise have the WLAN plug-in card cell phone of (for example PCMCIA (personal computer memory card international association) standard (PCMCIA) plug-in card).In another example, mobile device 110 can comprise PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) or the laptop computer with WLAN and plug-in card.
Controller 210 can comprise the processor that is coupling between wireless baseband circuitry 212, WLAN baseband circuit 214 and the transceiver 206.In this embodiment, according to the present invention, controller 210 is programmed and is used to carry out various controlled function.More specifically, controller 210 is programmed and is used to carry out WLAN position processing 208.For example, send to the service provider's of radio physical coverage 106 request and the processing WLAN position relevant with the information that receives from the service provider to the processing of WLAN position.Yet, those skilled in the art will appreciate that and can in the hardware of for example application-specific IC (ASIC), realize the present invention.Similarly, expect that treatment step described herein extensively is interpreted as and to make up equivalently by software, hardware or its to carry out.In addition, although controller 210 is shown as separate functional blocks, those skilled in the art will appreciate that wireless baseband circuitry 212 and/or WLAN baseband circuit 214 function applicable to implementation controller 210.In addition, the WLAN position can be handled 208 and incorporate ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuit) ASIC into.
Fig. 3 shows and is used for wireless or based on the flow chart of the exemplary embodiments of the method 300 of location, the WLAN coverage of honeycomb (for example 108).Can come understanding method 300 better with reference to Fig. 1 and 2 simultaneously.When making the mobile device 110 can be when wireless service provider sends request to the WLAN service area locations, method 300 starts from step 31.Preferably, for example cellular mobile device is configured to have menu option, with near the WLAN coverage locating.When having selected when being used to locate the menu option of WLAN service area locations, then mobile device can send to the service provider with request.
In step 33, the service provider of radio physical can easily determine 106 communications of radio service area or honeycomb from the zone.For example the service provider of cellular service provider can dial the position that cellular network cell is certainly estimated mobile device user according to the user.
In step 35, the service provider compares mobile device 110 radio service area of communicating by letter with it and the WLAN coverage or the position that are stored in its database 112.The WLAN database can contrast its street address, map reference, global location coordinate or longitude and latitude coordinate is stored the WLAN position.
In step 37, then wireless or cellular provider can will comprise that the message by the tabulation of the user of mobile device defined WLAN position or coverage sends it back mobile device.Mobile device can be arranged to search distance radio service area or user dial from the sub-district preset distance in the WLAN position.Alternatively, can in an equipment 110, provide menu option, be used for distance or distance range that chosen distance comprises its radio service area of WLAN service area locations to the user.When mobile device or community user receive the position of WLAN coverage, then the user can be to the WLAN service area locations motion that is sent it back by wireless service provider.
Although related to exemplary embodiments of the present invention above, can design other embodiments of the invention, and not break away from its base region, and its scope is determined by claims.

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1. method comprises:
Wireless service provider to wireless network sends (31) request to the wireless lan (wlan) position; And
Receive the described position of (37) described wireless lan (wlan) from described wireless service provider.
2. method according to claim 1 also comprises: after described forwarding step, described wireless service provider determines that (33) are from wherein having initiated the radio service area of described transmission.
3. method according to claim 2 also comprises: after described determining step, described wireless service provider obtains the described position of (35) described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN according to described radio service area.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein, described wireless network is cellular phone network (102).
5. method according to claim 1, wherein, described request to the wireless lan (wlan) position comprises the request to the WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN position relevant with ad-hoc location.
6. method according to claim 1, wherein, it is one of following that the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN comprises: street address, map location, longitude and latitude coordinate and global location coordinate.
7. equipment comprises:
Transceiver (206), be used to send be received in wireless network on communicate by letter; And
Controller (210) is used for handling on described wireless network the request to WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN (104) position, and handles on described wireless network the reception to the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN (104).
8. equipment according to claim 7 also comprises wireless baseband circuitry (212) and WLAN baseband circuit (214).
9. equipment according to claim 7, wherein, the described request to the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN is handled in the position that controller (210) provides according to the user.
10. equipment according to claim 7, wherein, described controller (210) is by being described position display that one of street address, map reference, longitude and latitude and global location coordinate are handled the described reception to the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN.
11. equipment according to claim 7, wherein, described transmitting set (206) and described controller (210) are in the cellular communication apparatus.
14. equipment according to claim 7, wherein, described wireless network is a cellular phone network.
15. a communication system comprises:
Wireless network (102) is used for providing radio communication service at radio service area (106); And
Mobile device (110) is used for from described radio service area, by the request of described wireless network transmission to WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN position.
16. communication system according to claim 15, wherein, the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN is based on the position of described radio service area.
17. communication system according to claim 15, wherein, it is one of following that the described position of described WLAN comprises: street address, map reference, longitude and latitude and global location coordinate.
18. communication system according to claim 15, wherein, described wireless network (102) comprises cellular phone network.
19. communication system according to claim 15, wherein, described mobile device comprises cell phone.
20. communication system according to claim 15, wherein, described mobile device comprises to be handled the reception of the described position of described WLAN (wireless local area network) WLAN.
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