Location of a mobile station in a telecommunications system
First Claim
1. A method for use in a telecommunications system, said telecommunications system comprising a plurality of service areas, each of the service areas being identified by a service area identifier, the method comprising the steps of:
- requesting a service area identifier associated with a mobile station of the telecommunications system;
selecting one service area identifier from a plurality of possible service area identifiers in accordance with a predefined rule for the selection of the service area identifier; and
providing the location information based on the selected service area identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a telecommunications system and a method for use in a telecommunications system. The telecommunications system Comprises a plurality of service areas, each of the service areas being identified by a service area identifier. In accordance with the method a service area identifier is requested that associates with a mobile station. Upon receipt of the request, one service area identifier is selected from a plurality of possible service area identifiers. A predefined rule for the selection of the service area identifier is used for the selection. Location information that associates with the mobile station is then provided based on the selected service area identifier.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for use in a telecommunications system, said telecommunications system comprising a plurality of service areas, each of the service areas being identified by a service area identifier, the method comprising the steps of:
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requesting a service area identifier associated with a mobile station of the telecommunications system;
selecting one service area identifier from a plurality of possible service area identifiers in accordance with a predefined rule for the selection of the service area identifier; and
providing the location information based on the selected service area identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35)
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29. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a plurality of service areas, each of the service areas being provided with a service area identifier;
a location service node arranged to requests a service area identifier associated with a mobile station and to provide location information concerning the mobile station based on the service area identifier; and
selection means that are arranged to select one service area identifier associated with the mobile station from a plurality of possible service area identifiers associated with the mobile station in accordance with at least one predefined rule for the selection of the service area identifier. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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