Real time visualization of network information

摘要

A user equipment (UE) comprising a display, a visual input configured to capture motion or stop photography as visual data, a receiver configured to receive network data associated with a network element (NE) from a server, and a processor coupled to the display, visual input, and receiver and configured to receive visual data from the visual input, receive the network data from the server via the receiver, overlay the network data on the visual data to create composite image, and transmit the composite image to the display. Also disclosed is a network comprising a server configured to store network data in memory, wherein the network data comprises the physical location of a plurality of NEs in the network, receive field of view data from a UE, wherein the field of view data defines the field of view of a visual input of the UE, and transmit to the UE a network data response message comprising the network data for each NE physically located in the UE visual input's field of view.

主权项

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a display; a visual input configured to capture motion or stop photography images of a three dimensional (3D) area as visual data; one or more non-visual position sensors configured to determine a physical location of the UE; a transmitter configured to transmit a network data request message to a server; a receiver configured to receive network data from the server; and a processor coupled to the display, visual input, position sensors, orientation sensors, transmitter, and receiver and configured to:
receive the visual data from the visual input;receive non-visual position data from the position sensors;cause the transmitter to transmit the network data request message, wherein the network data request message comprises field of view data indicating the physical location of the UE as measured by one of the position sensors and a proximity indicating that the request message is a request for data related to network elements (NEs) within a distance of the physical location of the UE as specified by a user;receive, via the receiver from the server, a network data response message indicating a 3D physical location of each NE within the proximity of the physical location of the UE;overlay network data received from the server for an obscured NE not present in the visual data of the 3D area onto the visual data of the 3D area at the 3D physical location of the obscured NE indicated by the server to create a composite image indicating the 3D physical location the obscured NE with respect to the captured image of the 3D area; andtransmit the composite image to the display.