Fifth generation geofencing for user equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12177688-B2
Application number	US-202217653909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2022
Priority date	Mar 8, 2022
Publication date	Dec 24, 2024
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024

Abstract

An architecture to dynamically create fifth generation technology based geofences around defined areas to ensure the safe operation of user equipment (UE). A method can comprise determining that first serving cell equipment is servicing an aerial user equipment determining that the first serving cell equipment has enabled beamforming, determining that a first beam of a group of beams is being used to service the aerial user equipment, determining a second beam of the group of beams that the first serving cell equipment will use to service to the aerial user equipment, determining that a handover event from the first serving cell equipment to a second serving cell equipment will occur, and causing the first serving cell equipment to adjust an emitted power level associated with the second beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitates performance of operations, the operations comprising:
tracking an aerial user equipment based on subscription data and location data;
determining that first serving cell equipment is servicing the aerial user equipment and that the first serving cell equipment has enabled a beamforming functionality;
determining that a first beam of a group of beams being emitted from the first serving cell equipment is being used to provide a service to the aerial user equipment, wherein the group of beams comprises system synchronization beam data representative of synchronization data, signal power data, physical cell identification data, and beam identification data associated with servicing the aerial user equipment;
determining a second beam of the group of beams that the first serving cell equipment will use to provide the service to the aerial user equipment;
determining, based at least on the location data and a directionality associated with the second beam, that a handover event from the first serving cell equipment to a second serving cell equipment will occur, wherein the second serving cell equipment is proximate to a defined geographical area; and
in response to determining that the second serving cell equipment is proximate to the defined geographical area, causing the first serving cell equipment to adjust an emitted power level associated with the second beam, wherein in response to the aerial user equipment being unable to receive the synchronization beam data, the aerial user equipment is configured to alter a flight trajectory to attached to a third beam of the group of beams, and wherein the emitted power level is a first emitted power level and wherein the third beam is associated with a second emitted power level that is greater than the first emitted power level.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second emitted power level further exceeds a threshold power level associated with the group of beams.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the subscription data represents an international mobile subscriber identifier value representative of the aerial user equipment.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location data represents geolocation and time information received via global navigation satellite system equipment.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the directionality is a second directionality, wherein a first directionality is associated with the first beam, and wherein the first directionality differs from the second directionality.

6. A method, comprising:
tracking, by a device comprising a processor, an aerial user equipment based on subscription data and location data;
in response to receiving a command, via core network equipment, initiating, by the device, a beamforming functionality;
determining, by the device, that a first beam of a group of beams is being used to provide a service to the aerial user equipment, wherein the group of beams comprises system synchronization beam data representative of synchronization data, signal power data, physical cell identification data, and beam identification data associated with servicing the aerial user equipment;
determining, by the device, a second beam of the group of beams that will be used to provide the service to the aerial user equipment;
based at least on the location data and a direction associated with the second beam, determining, by the device, that a handover event from the device to a first serving cell equipment will occur, wherein the first serving cell equipment is proximate to a defined geographical area; and
in response to determining that the first serving cell equipment is proximate to the defined geographical area, reducing, by the device, an emitted power level associated with the second beam, wherein in response to the aerial user equipment being unable to receive the synchronization beam data, causing, by the device, the aerial user equipment to change a flight trajectory to seek a third beam of the group of beams, and wherein the emitted power level is a first emitted power level and wherein the third beam is associated with a second emitted power level that is greater than the first emitted power level.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second emitted power level further exceeds a threshold power level associated with the group of beams.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the direction is a second direction, wherein a first direction is associated with the first beam, and wherein the first direction is different from the second direction.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the subscription data represents an international mobile subscriber identifier value representative of the aerial user equipment.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the location data represents geolocation and time information received via global navigation satellite system equipment.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
determining that first serving cell equipment is servicing an aerial user equipment and that the first serving cell equipment has enabled a beamforming functionality;
determining that a first beam of a group of beams being emitted by the first serving cell equipment is being used to provide a service to the aerial user equipment, wherein the group of beams comprises system synchronization beam data representing synchronization data, signal power data, physical cell identification data, and beam identification data associated with servicing the aerial user equipment;
determining a second beam of the group of beams that the first serving cell equipment will use to provide the service to the aerial user equipment;
determining, based on location data associated with the aerial user equipment and a direction associated with the second beam, that a handover event from the first serving cell equipment to a second serving cell equipment will occur, wherein the second serving cell equipment is proximate to a defined geographical area; and
in response to determining that the second serving cell equipment is proximate to the defined geographical area, causing the first serving cell equipment to adjust an emitted power level associated with the second beam, wherein in response to the aerial user equipment being unable to receive the synchronization beam data, the aerial user equipment is configured to alter a flight trajectory to attached to a third beam of the group of beams, and wherein the emitted power level is a first emitted power level and wherein the third beam is associated with a second emitted power level that is greater than the first emitted power level.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise tracking the aerial user equipment based on the location data and subscription data associated with the aerial user equipment.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the subscription data represents an international mobile subscriber identifier value representative of the aerial user equipment.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the second emitted power level further exceeds a threshold power level associated with the group of beams.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the location data represents geolocation and time information received via global navigation satellite system equipment.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp
• At&T Technical Services Company Inc

Inventors

• Vivanco Daniel
• Beppler David Ross
• Stawiarski Slawomir

Classifications

• H04W4/022

  with dynamic range variability · CPC title

• H04W36/32

  by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04W84/06

  Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) · CPC title

• H04W56/001 Primary

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title