Patent ID: 9445307
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for minimizing data overhead in a cellular network, the method comprising: receiving, by a base station of the cellular network and from a mobile device, location information associated with the mobile device, wherein the location information comprises a velocity vector including (i) location data indicating a current location of the mobile device, (ii) speed data indicating a current speed of the mobile device and (iii) movement direction data indicating a current direction of movement of the mobile device; determining, by the base station, a location of the mobile device based on the location information; predicting, by the base station, based on the determined location, the current speed and the current direction of movement, at least one of (i) that the mobile device will enter a geographic area associated with an offload alternative connection point within a first predetermined period of time, and (ii) that the mobile device will remain in the geographic area associated with the offload alternative connection point for a second predetermined period of time; and determining, by the base station, whether the offload connection point is suitable for offloading the mobile device based on at least one of (i) the prediction that the mobile device will enter the geographic area associated with the offload alternative connection point within a first predetermined period of time, and (ii) that the mobile device will remain in the geographic area associated with the offload alternative connection point for a second predetermined period of time.