Patent ID: 7181224
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting information between a mobile terminal and a communications device, the information having a time period associated therewith corresponding to a tolerable delay for the transmission of the information, the method comprising the steps of: associating a quality of service (QoS) parameter with a request to transfer information, determining a time period corresponding to an acceptable time delay for the communication of the information, making a prediction of subsequent locations of the mobile terminal to which the mobile terminal is anticipated to move from a previous location during the time period, determining whether a subsequent location is an optimum location with respect to the specified QoS parameter for transmitting the information between the mobile terminal and the communications device, and withholding an allocation of a resource for transmitting the information between the mobile terminal and the communications device until the mobile terminal reaches the optimum location before the acceptable time delay.