IP Library Granted Patent US 11,197,232
Granted Patent B2
US 11,197,232 · App. 16/837,377 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Location reporting handling

Inventors: Jinsook Ryu (Herndon, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Sterling, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA); Jayshree Bharatia (Plano, TX)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W48/08H04W64/003
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Patent No.
US 11,197,232
App. No.
16/837,377
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An access and mobility management function (AMF) receives, from a network function, an event exposure subscribe message requesting to notify a change of closed access group (CAG) area of a wireless device. The AMF sends, to a base station, a location reporting control message requesting to notify the change of the CAG area of the wireless device. The location reporting control message comprises a list of CAG identifiers. The AMF receives, from a second base station, a location report message notifying the change of the CAG area. The AMF sends, to the network function, an event exposure notify message indicating the change of the CAG area.

Claims (124)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by an access and mobility management function (AMF) from a network function, an event exposure subscribe message requesting to notify a change of closed access group (CAG) area of a wireless device;

sending, by the AMF to a base station, a location reporting control message requesting to notify the change of the CAG area of the wireless device, wherein the location reporting control message comprises a list of CAG identifiers;

receiving, by the AMF from a second base station, a location report message notifying the change of the CAG area; and

sending, by the AMF to the network function, an event exposure notify message indicating the change of the CAG area.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event exposure subscribe message comprises at least one of:

an event type;

a user equipment type;

a reporting type;

a user equipment identity;

a filter; or

an area identifier.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the filter comprises at least one of:

a tracking area identity;

a cell identity;

a non third generation interworking function (n3IWF);

a user equipment internet protocol (IP) address;

a user datagram protocol (UDP) port; or

one or more CAG identifiers;

any CAG identifiers; or

allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the area identifier comprises at least one of:

a tracking area identities list;

an area identity;

a cell identities list;

a location area data network;

one or more CAG identities;

allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device; or

non-allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location reporting control message comprises at least one of:

a user equipment identity;

an event type;

an area of interest; or

a location reporting identity.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the area of interest comprises at least one of:

a list of tracking area identities;

an area of interest representing as a list of cell identities;

an area of interest representing as a list of base station identities;

a CAG identity;

any CAG; or

allowed CAG identities of the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location report message comprises at least one of:

a cell information;

a change of an area of interest; or

a presence status.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cell information comprises at least one of:

a cell global identity;

a tracking area of the cell;

an age of location information; or

supported CAG identities of the cell.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the presence status comprises at least one of:

in;

out; or

unknown.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the AMF to the base station, a second location reporting control message requesting a cancellation of an event exposure subscription, wherein the sending is based on an expiration of a CAG membership of the wireless device.

11. An access and mobility management function (AMF), comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the AMF to:

receive, from a network function, an event exposure subscribe message requesting to notify a change of closed access group (CAG) area of a wireless device;

send, to a base station, a location reporting control message requesting to notify the change of the CAG area of the wireless device, wherein the location reporting control message comprises a list of CAG identifiers;

receive, from a second base station, a location report message notifying the change of the CAG area; and

send, to the network function, an event exposure notify message indicating the change of the CAG area.

12. The AMF of claim 11 , wherein the event exposure subscribe message comprises at least one of:

an event type;

a user equipment type;

a reporting type;

a user equipment identity;

a filter; or

an area identifier.

13. The AMF of claim 12 , wherein the filter comprises at least one of:

a tracking area identity;

a cell identity;

a non third generation interworking function (n3IWF);

a user equipment internet protocol (IP) address;

a user datagram protocol (UDP) port; or

one or more CAG identifiers;

any CAG identifiers; or

allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device.

14. The AMF of claim 12 , wherein the area identifier comprises at least one of:

a tracking area identities list;

an area identity;

a cell identities list;

a location area data network;

one or more CAG identities;

allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device; or

non-allowed CAG identifiers of the wireless device.

15. The AMF of claim 11 , wherein the location reporting control message comprises at least one of:

a user equipment identity;

an event type;

an area of interest; or

a location reporting identity.

16. The AMF of claim 15 , wherein the area of interest comprises at least one of:

a list of tracking area identities;

an area of interest representing as a list of cell identities;

an area of interest representing as a list of base station identities;

a CAG identity;

any CAG; or

allowed CAG identities of the wireless device.

17. The AMF of claim 11 , wherein the location report message comprises at least one of:

a cell information;

a change of an area of interest; or

a presence status.

18. The AMF of claim 17 , wherein the presence status comprises at least one of:

in;

out; or

unknown.

19. The AMF of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the AMF to send, to the base station, a second location reporting control message requesting a cancellation of an event exposure subscription, wherein the sending is based on an expiration of a CAG membership of the wireless device.

20. A system comprising:

a network function comprising:

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the network function to send, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), an event exposure subscribe message requesting to notify a change of closed access group (CAG) area of a wireless device; and

the AMF, wherein the AMF comprises:

one or more second processors;

memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the AMF to:

receive, from the network function, the event exposure subscribe message;

send, to a base station, a location reporting control message requesting to notify the change of the CAG area of the wireless device, wherein the location reporting control message comprises a list of CAG identifiers;

receive, from a second base station, a location report message notifying the change of the CAG area; and

send, to the network function, an event exposure notify message indicating the change of the CAG area; and

the base station, wherein the base station comprises:

one or more third processors;

memory storing third instructions that, when executed by the one or more third processors, cause the base station to:

receive, from the network function, the location reporting control message;

determine the change of CAG area; and

send, to the AMF, the location report.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054537 FRAME: 0061. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 3, 2021
From: RYU, JINSOOK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN; QIAO, WEIHUA; BHARATIA, JAYSHREE
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056323/0404 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: RYU, JINSOOK; DINAN, ESMAEL H; PARK, KYUNGMIN; FARD, PEYMAN T; QIAO, WEIHUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 054537/0061 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62827771 · Apr 1, 2019
Related Publication 20200314731A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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