Cellular-ubiety identifier

1. A method by a radio node operating as a location server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first wireless device, user input identifying a marked location;

associating the marked location with a Cellular-Ubiety Identifier (ID);

obtaining measurement information for the first wireless device;

storing, in a database, the measurement information with the Cellular-Ubiety ID;

obtaining current measurement information for a second wireless device;

performing a comparison of the current measurement information for the second wireless device to the measurement information for the first wireless device; and

based on the comparison of the current measurement information for the second wireless device to the measurement information for the first wireless device, determining a location of the second wireless device relative to the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety ID.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device comprises:

transmitting a request for the measurement information to the first wireless device; and

in response to the request, receiving the measurement information from the first wireless device, and

the measurement information received from the first wireless device comprises at least one of:

one or more cell identifiers detected by the wireless device;

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise measurements for signals received from one or more cells detected by the wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Quality (RSRQ) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the wireless device; and

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) with respect to a plurality of cells as measured by the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device comprises:

transmitting a request for the measurement information to a network node providing communication services to the first wireless device; and

in response to the request, receiving the measurement information from the network node, and

a first portion of the measurement information is measured by the network node, the first portion of the measurement information comprising at least one of:

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise information as measured on each of a plurality of antennas of the network node;

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) as measured on each of the plurality of antennas of the network node; and

an Angle of Arrive (AoA) for each of signal received from the first wireless device by the network node.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device comprises performing, by the radio node, a measurement procedure on at least one signal received from the first wireless device to directly obtain a first portion of the measurement information, and

the first portion of the measurement information comprises at least one of:

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise information as measured on each of a plurality of antennas of the network node;

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) as measured on each of the plurality of antennas of the network node; and

an Angle of Arrive (AoA) for each of signal received from the first wireless device by the network node.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein a second portion of the measurement information is measured by the first wireless device, the second portion of the measurement information comprising at least one of:

one or more cell identifiers detected by the first wireless device;

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise measurements for signals received from one or more cells detected by the first wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the first wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Quality (RSRQ) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the first wireless device; and

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) with respect to a plurality of cells as measured by the first wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information comprising at least one of:

a map of an area associated with the marked location;

an indication of a detection zone;

a marker description associated with the marked location, the marker description comprising at least one of an augmented reality image, an augmented reality video and a text description;

associating the information with the measurement information and the Cellular-Ubiety ID.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the location of the second wireless device is within a detection zone of the marked location, transmitting a message comprising at least one of:

an indication of the location of the second wireless device within the detection zone of the marked location;

the Cellular-Ubiety ID;

a distance indication comprising a distance between the second wireless device and the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety ID;

a relative Euclidean distance to the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety ID.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Cellular-Ubiety ID is a universally unique identifier (UUID) comprising at least one of:

a bluetooth device address;

a Bluetooth Public Device Address (BT-PDA);

an iBeacon UUID;

an Android Beacon Identifier;

a MAC address;

a Version 1 UUID that comprises a date-time and a MAC Address;

a Version 2 UUID that comprises a Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) Security version;

a DCE security version UUID;

a Version 3 or Version 5 UUID that comprises a name-based identifier;

a Version 4 UUID that comprises a random identifier;

a uniquely identifiable alphanumeric assignment; and

a random hash value that has a unique identity.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio node comprises a core network node, an eNodeB, or a gNodeB.

10. A radio node operating as a location server, the radio node comprising:

memory, storing instructions; and

processing circuitry configured to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to:

receive, from a first wireless device, user input identifying a marked location;

associate the marked location with the Cellular-Ubiety Identifier (ID);

obtain measurement information for the first wireless device;

store, in a database, the measurement information with the Cellular-Ubiety ID;

obtaining current measurement information for a second wireless device;

performing a comparison of the current measurement information for the second wireless device to the measurement information for the first wireless device; and

based on the comparison of the current measurement information for the second wireless device to the measurement information for the first wireless device, determining a location of the second wireless device relative to the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety.

11. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein:

when obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device, the processing circuitry is operable to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to:

transmit a request for the measurement information to a network node providing communication services to the first wireless device; and

in response to the request, receive the measurement information from the network node; and

the measurement information received from the first wireless device comprises at least one of:

one or more cell identifiers detected by the wireless device;

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise measurements for signals received from one or more cells detected by the wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Quality (RSRQ) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the wireless device; and

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) with respect to a plurality of cells as measured by the wireless device.

12. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein:

when obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device, the processing circuitry is operable to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to:

transmit a request for the measurement information to a network node providing communication services to the first wireless device; and

in response to the request, receive the measurement information from the network node, and

a first portion of the measurement information is measured by the network node, the first portion of the measurement information comprising at least one of:

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise information as measured on each of a plurality of antennas of the network node;

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) as measured on each of the plurality of antennas of the network node; and

an Angle of Arrive (AoA) for each of signal received from the first wireless device by the network node.

13. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein:

when obtaining the measurement information for the first wireless device, the processing circuitry is operable to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to perform a measurement procedure on at least one signal received from the first wireless device to directly obtain a first portion of the measurement information, and

the first portion of the measurement information comprises at least one of:

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise information as measured on each of a plurality of antennas of the network node;

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) as measured on each of the plurality of antennas of the network node; and

an Angle of Arrive (AoA) for each of signal received from the first wireless device by the network node.

14. The radio node of claim 12 , wherein a second portion of the measurement information is measured by the first wireless device, the second portion of the measurement information comprising at least one of:

one or more cell identifiers detected by the first wireless device;

quantized power level information and signal-to-noise measurements for signals received from one or more cells detected by the first wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the first wireless device;

Reference Signal Receive Quality (RSRQ) for signals received from the one or more cells detected by the first wireless device; and

Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) with respect to a plurality of cells as measured by the first wireless device.

15. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is operable to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to:

receive information comprising at least one of:

a map of an area associated with the marked location;

an indication of a detection zone;

a marker description associated with the marked location, the marker description comprising at least one of an augmented reality image, an augmented reality video, and a text description;

associate the information with the measurement information and the Cellular-Ubiety ID.

16. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is operable to execute the instructions to cause the radio node to:

in response to determining that the location of the second wireless device is within a detection zone of the marked location, transmit a message comprising at least one of:

an indication of the location of the second wireless device within the detection zone of the marked location;

the Cellular-Ubiety ID;

a distance indication comprising a distance between the second wireless device and the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety ID; and

a relative Euclidean distance to the marked location associated with the Cellular-Ubiety ID.

17. The radio node of claim 10 , wherein the radio node comprises a core network node, an eNodeB, or a gNodeB.