US 12,241,989 B2
Mobile device location
Nicholas Patrick Johns, Tampa, FL (US); and Cory A Moreira, Tampa, FL (US)
Assigned to Intercept LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Nicholas Patrick Johns, Tampa, FL (US); and Cory A Moreira, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/345,698.
Application 18/345,698 is a continuation of application No. 17/552,128, filed on Dec. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,693,082.
Application 17/552,128 is a continuation of application No. 16/901,247, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/901,247 is a continuation of application No. 16/150,809, filed on Oct. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,684,376, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/150,809 is a continuation of application No. 15/578,798, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2016/035536, filed on Jun. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/169,904, filed on Jun. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151803 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01); G01S 19/48 (2010.01)
CPC G01S 5/01 (2020.05) [G01S 19/34 (2013.01); G01S 19/48 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of determining a location of a mobile device, comprising:
defining a target region having a polygonal or circular shape;
defining a plurality of zones, each of the zones defining a region of space that is a respective predetermined distance from a target located in the target region;
defining a respective requested locational accuracy for each of the plurality of zones, wherein zones closer to the target have a higher accuracy than zones farther from the target;
defining a respective locational update frequency for each of the plurality of zones, wherein zones closer to the target update in response to less movement than zones farther from the target;
determining in which of the plurality of zones a mobile device is located;
selecting the requested locational accuracy based on the determined zone;
determining a location of the mobile device according to the selected requested locational accuracy;
selecting the locational update frequency based on the determined zone; and
updating the location of the mobile device according to the selected locational update frequency.