Location based service (LBS) system, method and apparatus for triggering of mobile station LBS applications

• US 10,237,697 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2016
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Rowitch, Douglas Neal, Burroughs, Kirk Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahsan, Umair
• Application Number:
  US15/166,008
• Publication Number:
  US 20160277896A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

An application executed within a mobile station to be triggered only by a network element, such as a mobile positioning center (MPC) or a Mobile Center (MC). The network element is coupled to a base station. The network element is responsible for authorizing an application that is either resident within the mobile station or that is run in a device that is resident elsewhere in the network. The mobile station communicates with the network element over a communication session through the base station and other infrastructure components. The mobile station initiates a mobile originated positioning session over a second communication session with a positioning assistance server.

Claims

1. A method for triggering an application in a mobile station, the method comprising:

receiving, at the mobile station, a mobile terminated authorization request from a network authorizing element using a first positioning protocol, the mobile terminated authorization request comprising a request to initiate a location determination session with a positioning assistance server, wherein the mobile terminated authorization request is in response to a position request received by the network authorizing element for a position of the mobile station from a client;

in response to receiving the mobile terminated authorization request, determining, by the mobile station, using a value in a teleservices identification field of the mobile terminated authorization request, that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for the application in the mobile station and that the network authorizing element is an authorized entity;

in response to determining that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for the application in the mobile station, providing information contained in a payload of the mobile terminated authorization request to the application in the mobile station; and

in response to receiving the information contained in the payload of the mobile terminated authorization request, initiating, by the application in the mobile station, the location determination session, using a second positioning protocol, with the positioning assistance server to determine the position of the mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the mobile station, a mobile originated communication acknowledging the mobile terminated authorization request to the network authorizing element comprising an indication of consent or non-consent of a user of the mobile station to the position request from the client for the position of the mobile station.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein one or both of the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element and the mobile originated communication comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network authorizing element comprises a mobile positioning center (MPC).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the positioning assistance server comprises position determining equipment (PDE).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element using the first positioning protocol comprises receiving a message according to an MS-MPC protocol and/or wherein the initiating the location determination session using the second positioning protocol comprises initiating a mobile originated IS-801 session.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the network authorizing element authorizes the location determination session using one or more of an authorization, security information for authentication and privacy, billing information, and agreement between a party to be billed and a billing entity.

8. A mobile station capable of receiving and responding to a position request requesting a position of the mobile station, the mobile station comprising:

a transceiver coupled to an antenna;

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the processor configured to;

receive and process a mobile terminated authorization request from a network authorizing element using a first positioning protocol, the mobile terminated authorization request comprising a request to initiate a location determination session with a positioning assistance server, wherein the mobile terminated authorization request is in response to the position request for the position of the mobile station by a client;

in response to receiving the mobile terminated authorization request, determine, using a value in a teleservices identification field of the mobile terminated authorization request that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for an application in the mobile station and that the network authorizing element is an authorized entity;

in response to determining that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for the application in the mobile station, provide information contained in a payload of the mobile terminated authorization request to the application in the mobile station; and

initiate the location determination session using a second positioning protocol with the positioning assistance server to determine the position of the mobile station.

9. The mobile station of claim 8, the processor further configured to send a mobile originated communication acknowledging the mobile terminated authorization request to the network authorizing element comprising an indication of consent or non-consent of a user of the mobile station to the position request by the client for the position of the mobile station.

10. The mobile station of claim 9, wherein one or both of the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element and the mobile originated communication comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

11. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the network authorizing element comprises a mobile positioning center (MPC) and/or the positioning assistance server comprises position determining equipment (PDE).

12. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the processor configured to receive the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element using the first positioning protocol comprises the processor configured to receive a message according to an MS-MPC protocol and/or wherein the processor configured to initiate the location determination session using the second positioning protocol comprises the processor configured to initiate a mobile originated IS-801 session.

13. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the network authorizing element authorizes the location determination session using one or more of an authorization, security information for authentication and privacy, billing information, and agreement between a party to be billed and a billing entity.

14. A mobile station capable of receiving and responding to a position request requesting a position of the mobile station, the mobile station comprising:

means for receiving, at the mobile station, a mobile terminated authorization request from a network authorizing element using a first positioning protocol, the mobile terminated authorization request comprising a request to initiate a location determination session with a positioning assistance server, wherein the mobile terminated authorization request is in response to a position request received by the network authorizing element for a position of the mobile station by a client;

means for, in response to receiving the mobile terminated authorization request, determining, using a value in a teleservices identification field of the mobile terminated authorization request, that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for an application in the mobile station and that the network authorizing element is an authorized entity;

means for, in response to determining that the mobile terminated authorization request is intended for the application in the mobile station, providing information contained in a payload of the mobile terminated authorization request to the application in the mobile station; and

means for, in response to receiving the information contained in the payload of the mobile terminated authorization request, initiating, by the application in the mobile station, the location determination session using a second positioning protocol with the positioning assistance server to determine the position of the mobile station.

15. The mobile station of claim 14, further comprising means for sending, by the mobile station, a mobile originated communication acknowledging the mobile terminated authorization request to the network authorizing element comprising an indication of consent or non-consent of a user of the mobile station to the position request by the client for the position of the mobile station.

16. The mobile station of claim 15, wherein one or both of the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element and the mobile originated communication comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

17. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the network authorizing element comprises a mobile positioning center (MPC).

18. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the positioning assistance server comprises position determining equipment (PDE).

19. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the means for receiving the mobile terminated authorization request from the network authorizing element using the first positioning protocol comprises means for receiving a message according to an MS-MPC protocol and/or wherein the means for initiating the location determination session using the second positioning protocol comprises means for initiating a mobile originated IS-801 session.

20. The mobile station of claim 14, wherein the network authorizing element authorizes the location determination session using one or more of an authorization, security information for authentication and privacy, billing information, and agreement between a party to be billed and a billing entity.