Multi-network location services support
First Claim
1. A method for estimating location of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a wireless network, in which the wireless network includes a cellular network controller and at least one base station for communication with users through a plurality of WTRUs, and in which a diverse network provides further communication services, the method comprising:
- establishing communication with a user WTRU; and
using the location data obtained from the diverse network to provide data concerning location of the user WTRU.
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Abstract
Location of a portable device with a transmitter, such as a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a cellular telecommunications network, is obtained by a primary network augmented by data obtained from a diverse network. In a particular configuration, changes of the indication of the location of the portable device are used to update positional information, such as positional information obtained from a GPS receiver.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for estimating location of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a wireless network, in which the wireless network includes a cellular network controller and at least one base station for communication with users through a plurality of WTRUs, and in which a diverse network provides further communication services, the method comprising:
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establishing communication with a user WTRU; and
using the location data obtained from the diverse network to provide data concerning location of the user WTRU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing updated position information for locating a portable device having a transmitter and a GPS receiver in instances of intermittency of GPS geolocation, the method comprising:
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providing a primary communications network and establishing a communications link between the portable device and the communications network;
obtaining further location data of the portable device by use of a diverse communications network;
using the further location data to determine changes in location of the portable device during interruptions in GPS geolocation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing location information in a wireless network, in which the wireless network includes a cellular network controller, and at least one base station, for communication with users through a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), the method comprising:
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a communications link between the wireless network and at least one diverse network;
a circuit for obtaining location data from at least one of the network and a user WTRU;
a circuit for receiving further location data from the diverse network; and
a circuit for combining the further location data with location data from at least one of the network or the user WTRU, and using the combined location data to provide a location estimate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capable of providing location data to a first wireless network, and capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a diverse network, the WTRU comprising:
circuitry configured to provide data to the first network identifying existence of the wireless communications link with the diverse network, thereby providing an indication to the first network of a location of the WTRU in a reception area of the diverse network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for providing location information in a wireless network, in which the wireless network includes a cellular network controller, and at least one base station, for communication with users through a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), the method comprising:
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a communications link between the wireless network and at least one locally controlled network;
a circuit for obtaining location data from at least one of the network and a user WTRU;
a circuit for receiving further location data from the locally controlled network; and
a circuit for combining the further location data with location data from at least one of the network or the user WTRU, and using the combined location data to provide a location estimate. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for estimating location of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in communication with a first network, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication link with a diverse wireless network; and
using the location data obtained from the diverse network to provide data to the first network concerning location of the user WTRU. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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