# US 2019/0357060 A1 · First communication device, second communication device and methods performed thereby for managing a wireless service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357060 A1 - Document ID: US20190357060A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/475,968 - Filed: 2017-01-16 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-16 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Kjell LARSSON; Peter ÖKVIST - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357060A1 ## CPC - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04B 7/06952: {Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping} - H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services - H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal - H04L 67/55: Push-based network services - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 8/005: {Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network is described herein. The first communication device receives, via an interface of the first communication device, a first indication from a user of the first communication device. The first indication explicitly indicates a desired location to receive a wireless service. The first communication device provides, based on the received first indication, a second indication to a second communication device operating in the wireless communications network. The second indication indicates that a space corresponding to the indicated desired location, is a desired space to receive the wireless service from the wireless communications network. The first communication device also initiates obtaining the wireless service from the second communication device whenever the first communication device is located in the space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: receiving, via an interface of the first communication device, a first indication from a user of the first communication device, the first indication explicitly indicating a desired location to receive a wireless service; providing, based on the received first indication, a second indication to a second communication device operating in the wireless communications network, the second indication indicating that a space corresponding to the indicated desired location is a desired space to receive the wireless service from the wireless communications network; and initiating obtaining the wireless service from the second communication device whenever the first communication device is located in the space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the space is at least one of: a geographical space; and a radio coverage area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the radio coverage area is based on a coverage by at least one beam-formed beam from at least one transmission point operating in the wireless communications network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining a delimitation of the space, the determining of the delimitation being based on the received first indication, wherein the second indication is based on the determined delimitation, and wherein the wireless service is obtained whenever the first communication device is located in the determined delimitation of the space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the second indication comprises at least one of: a. an identification of at least beam-formed beam serving the first communication device in the indicated space; b. an identification of at least one transmission point serving the first communication device in the indicated space; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the second indication triggers the second communication device to obtain at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam serving the first communication device in the indicated space; b. an identification of at least one transmission point serving the first communication device in the indicated space; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: providing, based on whether the first communication device is located in the space, a third indication via the interface of the first communication device, the third indication indicating that at least one of: a. the first communication device is located in the space, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; b. the wireless service is available, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; and c. the wireless service is unavailable, whenever the first communication device is located outside the space. ### Claim 8 (canceled) ### Claim 9 (canceled) ### Claim 10 A method performed by a second communication device operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: receiving a second indication from a first communication device operating in the wireless communications network, the second indication indicating that a space is a desired space to receive a wireless service from the wireless communications network, the space corresponding to a location explicitly indicated by a user of the first communication device, as a desired location to receive the wireless service; and facilitating providing the wireless service to the first communication device, whenever the first communication device is located in the space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the space is at least one of: a geographical space; and a radio coverage area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the radio coverage area is based on a coverage by one or more beam-formed beams from at least one transmission point operating in the wireless communications network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: obtaining a delimitation of the space, the obtaining of the delimitation being based on the received second indication, and wherein the facilitating providing of the wireless service to the first communication device is based on the first communication device being located in the obtained delimitation of the space. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: initiating providing, based on whether the first communication device is located in the space, a third indication via the interface of the first communication device, the third indication indicating that at least one of: a. the first communication device is located in the space, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; b. the wireless service is available, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; and c. the wireless service is unavailable, whenever the first communication device is located outside the space. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the received second indication comprises at least one of: a. an identification of one or more beam-formed beams serving the first communication device in the indicated space; b. an identification of one or more transmission points serving the first communication device in the indicated space; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the received second indication triggers the second communication device to obtain at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam serving the first communication device in the indicated space; b. an identification of one or more transmission points serving the first communication device in the indicated space; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the indicated space, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the second communication device is one of: a network node serving the first communication device; and a third communication device managing a network node serving the first communication device. ### Claim 18 (canceled) ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 A first communication device configured to operate in a wireless communications network, the first communication device being further configured to: receive, via an interface of the first communication device, a first indication from a user of the first communication device, the first indication being configured to explicitly indicate a desired location to receive a wireless service; provide, based on the first indication configured to be received, a second indication to a second communication device configured to operate in the wireless communications network, the second indication being configured to indicate that a space corresponding to the desired location configured to be indicated, is a desired space to receive the wireless service from the wireless communications network; and initiate obtaining the wireless service from the second communication device whenever the first communication device is located in the space. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The first communication device according to claim 20, wherein the space is configured to be at least one of: a geographical space; and a radio coverage area. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The first communication device according to claim 21, wherein the radio coverage area is configured to be based on a coverage by at least one beam-formed beam from at least one transmission point configured to operate in the wireless communications network. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The first communication device according to claim 20, being further configured to: determine a delimitation of the space, wherein determining the delimitation is configured to be based on the first indication configured to be received, wherein the second indication is configured to be based on the delimitation configured to be determined, and wherein the wireless service is configured to be obtained whenever the first communication device is located in the delimitation of the space configured to be determined. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The first communication device according to claim 20, wherein the second indication comprises at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; b. an identification of at least one transmission point configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 25 (depends on 20) The first communication device according to claim 20, wherein the second indication is further configured to trigger the second communication device to obtain at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; b. an identification of at least one transmission point configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a beam-formed serving beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 26 (depends on 20) The first communication device according to claim 20, being further configured to: provide, based on whether the first communication device is located in the space, a third indication via the interface of the first communication device, the third indication being configured to indicate that at least one of: a. the first communication device is located in the space, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; b. the wireless service is available, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; and c. the wireless service is unavailable, whenever the first communication device is located outside the space. ### Claim 27 A second communication device configured to operate in a wireless communications network, the second communication device being further configured to: receive a second indication from a first communication device configured to operate in the wireless communications network, the second indication being configured to indicate that a space is a desired space to receive a wireless service from the wireless communications network, the space corresponding to a location configured to be explicitly indicated by a user of the first communication device, as a desired location to receive the wireless service; and facilitate providing the wireless service to the first communication device, whenever the first communication device is located in the space. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, wherein the space is configured to be at least one of: a geographical space; and a radio coverage area. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The second communication device according to claim 28, wherein the radio coverage area is configured to be based on a coverage by at least one beam-formed beam from at least one transmission point configured to operate in the wireless communications network. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, being further configured to: obtain a delimitation of the space, wherein obtaining the delimitation is configured to be based on the second indication configured to be received, and wherein facilitating providing the wireless service to the first communication device is configured to be based on the first communication device being located in the delimitation of the space configured to be obtained. ### Claim 31 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, being further configured to: initiate providing, based on whether the first communication device is located in the space, a third indication via the interface of the first communication device, the third indication being configured to indicate that at least one of: a. the first communication device is located in the space, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; b. the wireless service is available, whenever the first communication device is located in the space; and c. the wireless service is unavailable, whenever the first communication device is located outside the space. ### Claim 32 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, wherein the second indication configured to be received comprises at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; b. an identification of at least one transmission point configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 33 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, wherein the second indication configured to be received is further configured to trigger the second communication device to obtain at least one of: a. an identification of at least one beam-formed beam configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; b. an identification of at least one transmission point configured to serve the first communication device in the space configured to be indicated; c. a Timing Advance measurement between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam; and d. a measure of signal strength between the first communication device, when located in the space configured to be indicated, and a serving beam-formed beam. ### Claim 34 (depends on 27) The second communication device according to claim 27, wherein the second communication device is one of: a network node configured to serve the first communication device; and a third communication device configured to manage the network node configured to serve the first communication device.