Mobile device positioning system

1. A method for predicting a future location of a mobile device comprising:

detecting a previous location of the mobile device;

detecting a current location of the mobile device by detecting a signal strength of the mobile device with a first base station, determining the signal strength of the mobile device is decreasing, determining the mobile device is beyond a switch point, and using a second base station to track the current location of the mobile device; and

predicting the future location of the mobile device based at least in part on the previous location of the mobile device, the current location of the mobile device, and a location history.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the switch point is the intersection between a coverage area of the first base station and a coverage area of the second base station.

4. The method of claim 3 , comprising:

detecting a base station group beyond the switch point; and

selecting the second base station from the base station group.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by a plurality of mobile devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal strength indicates a distance between the mobile device and the first base station.

7. A mobile device for predicting a future location of the mobile device comprising:

a radio to communicate with a first base station;

a processor to execute stored computer-readable instructions; and

a storage device that stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to:

detect a previous location of the mobile device;

detect a current location of the mobile device in relation to the first base station, wherein the computer-readable instructions direct the processor to detect the current location based on a decreasing signal strength of the mobile device with the first base station, determine the mobile device is beyond a switch point, and use a second base station to track the current location of the mobile device; and

predict the future location of the mobile device based at least in part on the previous location of the mobile device, the current location of the mobile device, and a location history.

8. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by the mobile device.

9. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the switch point is the intersection between a coverage area of the first base station and a coverage area of the second base station.

10. The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable instructions direct the processor to:

detect a base station group beyond the switch point; and

select the second base station from the base station group.

11. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by a plurality of mobile devices.

12. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the signal strength indicates a distance between the mobile device and the first base station.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, in response to being executed on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:

detect a previous location of the mobile device;

detect a current location of the mobile device in relation to a first base station, wherein the instructions cause the mobile device to detect a signal strength of the mobile device with the first base station, determine the signal strength of the mobile device is decreasing, determine the mobile device is beyond a switch point, and use a second base station to track the current location of the mobile device;

predict the future location of the mobile device based at least in part on the previous location of the mobile device, the current location of the mobile device, and a location history; and

provide a location based service with the future location of the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by the mobile device.

15. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobile device to:

detect a base station group beyond the switch point; and

select the second base station from the base station group.

16. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the switch point is the intersection between a coverage area of the first base station and a coverage area of the second base station.

17. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the location history comprises a set of previously traveled paths by a plurality of mobile devices.

18. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the signal strength indicates a distance between the mobile device and the first base station.