Method and telecommunications system for positioning a target user equipment using a mobile originating-location request procedure
First Claim
1. A method for positioning a target user equipment of a first subscriber within a network for cellular communications, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
- (a) at a first service node connected to a Gateway Mobile Location Center, receiving a Mobile Originating Location Services invoke from a requesting User Equipment of a second subscriber, said invoke comprising a target identifier of said target user equipment;
(b) initiating a checking whether an identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within a list of allowable identifiers of respective user equipments which are allowed to position said target user equipment;
(c) in response to a determination that said identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers, initiating a positioning of said target user equipment and returning location information resulting from said positioning to the requesting user equipment.
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Abstract
A method is provided for positioning a target user equipment of a first subscriber within a network for cellular communications, the method comprising the steps of: at a service node connected to a GMLC, receiving a Mobile Originating Location Services invoke from a requesting User Equipment (UE) of a second subscriber, the invoke comprising a target identifier of the target UE; initiating a checking whether a requesting identifier associated with the requesting UE is comprised within a list of allowable identifiers of respective UEs which are allowed to position the target user equipment; and, in response to a determination that the requesting identifier is comprised within the list of allowable identifiers, positioning the target UE and returning location information resulting from the positioning to the requesting UE.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for positioning a target user equipment of a first subscriber within a network for cellular communications, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
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(a) at a first service node connected to a Gateway Mobile Location Center, receiving a Mobile Originating Location Services invoke from a requesting User Equipment of a second subscriber, said invoke comprising a target identifier of said target user equipment;
(b) initiating a checking whether an identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within a list of allowable identifiers of respective user equipments which are allowed to position said target user equipment;
(c) in response to a determination that said identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers, initiating a positioning of said target user equipment and returning location information resulting from said positioning to the requesting user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telecommunications system for positioning a target user equipment of a first subscriber within a network for cellular communications, the system comprising a service node connected to a Gateway Mobile Location Center and to means for positioning user equipments, characterized in that said service node comprising means for receiving a Mobile Originating Location Services invoke from a requesting User Equipment of a second subscriber, said invoke comprising a target identifier of said target user equipment,
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memory means for storing a list of allowable identifiers of respective user equipments which are allowed to position said target user equipment, checking means for checking whether an identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers, and means for returning location information resulting from said positioning to the requesting user equipment in response to a determination that said identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A service node for positioning a target user equipment of a first subscriber within a network for cellular communications, the service node comprising means for communicating with a Gateway Mobile Location Center supporting positioning functionality and with the target user equipment, wherein the service node comprises:
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means for receiving a Mobile Originating positioning request from a requesting User Equipment of a second subscriber, said request comprising a target identifier of said target user equipment, means for initiating a checking whether an identifier associated with said requesting user equipment is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers, and means for initiating a positioning of said target user equipment, in response to a determination that said requesting identifier is comprised within said list of allowable identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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