Providing location information of a user equipment
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method in a communication system for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system, the method comprising the steps of: storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network, the wherein responsive to the user equipment not currently being connected in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment, the method further including the step of translating the connection information into geographical coordinates.
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34 Claims
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18. A method in a communication system for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and
determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network, wherein responsive to the user equipment not currently being connected in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment and wherein the connection information includes a service area identity or a cell global identity, the method further including the step of translating the connection information into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and
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29. A communication system comprising a location server for providing geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system;
- and a network element for storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system and for determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network, wherein responsive to a request from the location server for location information when the user equipment is not currently connected in the network, the network element provides the location server with details of the connection information last stored for the user equipment, the connection information including a service area identity or a cell global identity, and wherein the location server translates the connection information into geographical coordinates.
- View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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