Wireless communications arrangements with location based services
First Claim
1. In a wireless communications arrangement, a method of providing location based services to at least one mobile terminal, said mobile terminal being adapted for roaming between a plurality of access points and for wireless communication therebetween, said access points being controlled by a network control means and the method including:
- a) said control means activating location based services only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from said mobile terminal through a said access point; and
b) said control means determining the location of said mobile terminal based on a network address of an access point through which said predetermined message was sent and directing said location based services to said mobile terminal through said access point.
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Abstract
In a wireless communications arrangement, a method is disclosed of providing location based services to at least one mobile terminal MT, the mobile terminal MT being adapted for roaming between a plurality of access points AP1-n and for wireless communication therebetween. The access points AP1-n are controlled by a network control means (10) and the method includes: a) the control means (10) activating location based services LBS only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from the mobile terminal MT though an access point AP; and b) the control means (10) determining the location of the mobile terminal MT based on a network address of an access point AP through which said predetermined message was sent and directing said location based services LBS to said mobile terminal MT through said access point AP.
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17 Claims
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1. In a wireless communications arrangement, a method of providing location based services to at least one mobile terminal, said mobile terminal being adapted for roaming between a plurality of access points and for wireless communication therebetween, said access points being controlled by a network control means and the method including:
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a) said control means activating location based services only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from said mobile terminal through a said access point; and
b) said control means determining the location of said mobile terminal based on a network address of an access point through which said predetermined message was sent and directing said location based services to said mobile terminal through said access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17)
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13. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a software product for providing location based services to at least one mobile terminal in a wireless communications arrangement, said mobile terminal being adapted for roaming between a plurality of access points and for wireless communication therebetween, said access points being controlled by a network control means and the software product including code for:
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a) said control means activating location based services only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from said mobile terminal though a said access point; and
b) said control means determining the location of said mobile terminal based on a network address of an access point through which said predetermined message was sent and directing said location based services to said mobile terminal through said access point. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A wireless communications arrangement comprising a plurality of access points under the control of a control means and at least one mobile terminal which is adapted to roam between said access points and for wireless communication therewith, said control means being adapted to provide to said mobile terminal one or more location based services, wherein said control means is adapted to activate location based services only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from said mobile terminal though a said access point, to determine the location of said mobile terminal based on a network address of an access point through which said predetermined message was sent and to direct said location based services to said mobile terminal through said access point.
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