Network and method for monitoring location capabilities of a mobile station
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Abstract
The present invention is a communication network (100) and method for monitoring location capabilities of mobile stations (102) in a database (120) of a communication network. Initially, the network receives an identification number from a mobile station (102). If the database (120) does not include a location capability corresponding to the identification number, then a processor (118) requests the location capability from the mobile station (102) and stores the requested location capability in the database (120). The location capability includes one or more of the following capabilities: an autonomous mode capability, an assisted mode capability and a legacy mode capability. To retrieve an entry from the database (120), the network reads the location capability corresponding to the identification number from the database (120). The network then assembles an assistance message based on the location capability of the mobile station (102) and transmits the assistance message to the mobile station (102).
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29 Claims
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22. A method for monitoring location capabilities of mobile stations using a communication network, the communication network including a database for storing the location capabilities, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating between the communication network and a mobile station during an initial session comprising the sub-steps of;
receiving an identification number from a mobile station;
storing a location capability of the mobile station in the database, the location capability corresponding to the identification number of the mobile station;
assembling a first assistance message based on the location capability of the mobile station; and
transmitting the first assistance message to the mobile station; and
communicating between the communication network and a mobile station during a subsequent session comprising the sub-steps of;
receiving the identification number from the mobile station;
retrieving the location capability of the mobile station from the database, the location capability corresponding to the identification number of the mobile station;
assembling a second assistance message based on the location capability of the mobile station; and
transmitting the second assistance message to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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