mobile location services and support by alessandro agnello 1 iws2
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Mobile Location Services and Support
by Alessandro Agnello
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Mobile Location Services and Support
•What is Mobile Location Services? (MLS)▫Services related to current location of
cellular phone.
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•MLS Components▫Mobile Device▫Communication Network▫Positioning Component▫Service and Application Provider▫Data and Content Provider
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•MLS Push and Pull Services▫Push
Delivers service to user, with or without request
Event based triggering
▫Pull User requests information Can be used to order a service (E.g.
Ambulance)
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•MLS are value-added services▫Retrieves information relevant to location▫Information is focused and of higher quality▫Increases user safety
Using positioning, someone may be located▫“Location – based applications are enablers
of catchy user services, which enhance brand and user loyalty - Nokia” [1]
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•Location information is just a parameter?▫Most applications just use it for where am
I?▫Location should remain transparent to user▫Location may show direction of device▫One component of my Master’s Thesis
relies on it
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•Combining Wireless Communication and MLS▫Generally a great combination▫Location adds a new dimension to users▫Most users are intrigued and interested
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•Combining Mobile Messaging (SMS) and MLS▫Location based advertising▫Send coupons or discount messages to user
The Singaporean mobile operator MobileOne carried out such an initiative in 2007 that involved many local marketers, what was reported to be a huge success in terms of subscriber acceptance.[3]
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•MLS Gaming▫Game play evolves due to location change▫Not perfect, if indoors (Disconnections)
▫Examples of MLS Games BotFighters – One of first MLS games (2000) Parallel Kingdom – First MLS MMORPG for
iPhone and Android platforms
MMORPG = Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
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•MLS Based Web Searching▫Finds items based on current location▫Can be used to find address without typing
in whole address▫Great when searching for local items in an
unknown area▫I use this feature on my Android, adds
tremendous value
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•Attractive market opportunity▫Market study results = $33 billion in 2005▫The Strategis group estimated, over 60
million users worldwide (2005)▫Will grow with better technologies (3G, 4G)
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•History▫First consumer of MLS Palm VII (Release
1999)▫First MLS, based on triangulation
pre – GPS (Japan, 2001)▫KDDI equipped first mobile phone with
GPS (2001)
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•Applications
Lets come up with some examples! (Category – Application)
(I will write it on the White Board)
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•Privacy▫Three factors of trust from user (privacy,
security and ease of use)▫Biggest single barrier for potential market▫Device in a single location, not a privacy
issue▫Best practice : Allow user to be in control
of position information
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•Technologies▫GPS
24 – 32 satellites in medium Earth orbit GPS receiver takes three inputs
Time message was transmitted Precise orbital information General system health and estimated orbits of
all GPS satellites Four satellites recommended, three may
cause math errors
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•Technologies – Continued▫GSM Localization
TDOA based (Time Difference of Arrival) Single signal used for three of more receivers
▫Control Plane Radio Signal Delay from closest tower Signal is not triangulated with other towers
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•Technologies – Continued▫Indoor Small Range
Bluetooth UWB (Ultra Wide Band) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) WiFi
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•Proposed Future of MLS (Small Set)▫Companies may be able to track employees
current location▫Insurance companies getting hold of data
and adjust rates accordingly▫Use phone to automatically pay for tolls
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•My Thoughts▫Adds great value to carrier▫More positive than negative (So far)▫Allows more location based searching▫Big market and still growing▫Privacy is an issue, but not as bad as other
countries▫Shortly, Taxis will interact with your
location if appropriate
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Questions and/or Comments?
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•References▫ [1] Mobile Location Services (White Paper) - Nokia▫ [2] Foundations of Location Based Services - CartouChe▫ [3] Evolution of Mobile Location-based Services – Bharat Rao
and Louis Minakaki▫ [4] Location Based Services - Wikipedia▫ [5] What future for location based services?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Foremski/?p=1291