Methods and devices for wirelessly transmitting data in dependence on location

A method of communication with a mobile device comprising:

• at each of a plurality of base stations in wireless communications with said mobile device, receiving an indication of a location of said mobile device over said wireless communications network;
• transmitting from several of said plurality of base stations to said mobile device based on said location.

A base station for use in a wireless communication network, comprising

• an interface to receive an indication of a location of a mobile device;
• a transmitter;
• a controller in communication with said transmitter operable to control transmission of said transmitter to control one or more of a direction, coding, modulation, encryption of transmission of said data in dependence on said indication.

A mobile communications device comprising:

• a plurality of receivers, each for receiving one of a plurality of signals from a different base station in a wireless network;
• a data combiner in communication with said receivers, for combining said plurality of signals.

A method of operating a base station in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving an indication of a location of a mobile device in communication with said base station over said communications network;
• transmitting data from said base station to said mobile device based on said location, by controlling one or more of a power level, direction, and coding of transmission of said data in dependence on said indication.

A wireless communications network comprising:

• a plurality of wireless base stations in communication with each other and with a mobile device, each of said wireless base stations comprising an interface to receive an indicator of a location of said mobile device on said network, and a transmitter operable to transmit data to said mobile device in a manner dependant on said location.

A method of operating a base station in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving an indication of a location of a mobile device in communication with said base station over said communications network;
• choosing an available transmission channel to transmit data to said mobile device, based on said location, so as to minimize interference with communications to other mobile devices;
• transmitting data from said base station to said mobile device based over said chosen channel.

A method of operating a wireless network, in which a mobile device is in communication with a proximate base station comprising:

• receiving indicators of a location of a mobile device on said network;
• predictively coordinating hand-offs between base stations in dependence on said indicators.

A method of operating base stations on first and second of wireless networks, comprising:

• receiving indicators of a location of a mobile device on said first and second network;
• predictively coordinating hand-offs between base stations on said two networks in dependence on said indicators, as said mobile device moves from a location in proximity with a base station on said first network into proximity with said a base station on said second network, allowing communication with said mobile device to be handed-off from said first network to said second network.

A method of operating a mobile device capable of wireless transmission, comprising:

• receiving an indication of a location of a recipient device in wireless communication with said mobile device;
• transmitting data from said mobile device to said recipient device based on said location, by controlling one or more of a power level, direction, and coding of transmission of said data in dependence on said indication.

A switching center in a mobile communications network, in communication with a plurality of base stations within said network, and operable to control concurrent transmission of data from said plurality of base stations to a particular mobile device in dependence on a location of said particular mobile device.