Enhanced PDE selection
First Claim
1. A method for use in providing location information regarding mobile units in a mobile communications system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for location information for a first Mobile unit, said request identifying said first mobile unit and further including at least a first specification regarding a quality of said requested location information;
based on said first specification, selecting at least one location information source capable of providing responsive location information for said first mobile unit;
obtaining said responsive location information from said selected location information source, wherein said responsive information at least substantially conforms to said first specification regarding said quality of said requested location information; and
providing said responsive location information to a selected location based on said request.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing the selection of location information sources (e.g., position determining equipment sites and handset-based location finding capabilities) to provide location information for a mobile communications unit (e.g., a cellular phone) are disclosed. Embedded within a request for location information on a particular mobile communications unit are one or more specifications regarding the quality of the requested location information. Such specifications is used to determine if any location information sources are able to provide the location information with the desired location information quality. Upon locating a location information source capable of providing the requested location information, the source is invoked to provide the particular location information. Once the location information is provided by the location information source, it is provided to the requesting party.
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1. A method for use in providing location information regarding mobile units in a mobile communications system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for location information for a first Mobile unit, said request identifying said first mobile unit and further including at least a first specification regarding a quality of said requested location information;
based on said first specification, selecting at least one location information source capable of providing responsive location information for said first mobile unit;
obtaining said responsive location information from said selected location information source, wherein said responsive information at least substantially conforms to said first specification regarding said quality of said requested location information; and
providing said responsive location information to a selected location based on said request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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