Method for transmitting location information

• US 20060246919A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Joe, Moon Jeung, Sim, Dong Hi, Huh, Ji Young, Park, Eun Young
• Granted Patent: US 8,081,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/10 between location register and external networks

Abstract

A method for transmitting location information includes the steps of: a) receiving a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information from a first terminal; b) calculating location information of the first terminal; and c) transmitting the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information according to the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information. A method for transmitting location information in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) protocol of a first SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET), a SUPL Location Platform (SLP), and a second SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) includes the steps of: a) receiving a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information from the first SET; b) calculating location information of the first SET; and c) transmitting the calculated first SET'"'"'s location information to any one of the first SET and the second SET according to the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting location information comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information from a first terminal;

b) calculating location information of the first terminal; and

c) transmitting the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information according to the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information is indicative of any one of a first-type (Type 1) mode for which the first terminal initiating a positioning action requests its location information, and a second-type (Type 2) mode for which the first terminal initiating the positioning action desires to transmit its location information to a second terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information is transmitted to the first terminal when the Mo (mobile originated location request) mode information is the first-type mode (Type 1).

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information is transmitted to a second terminal when the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information is the second-type mode (Type 2).

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the start message includes ID (Identifier) information of a second terminal when the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information is the second-type mode (Type 2).

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information when the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information is the second-type mode (Type 2).

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein:

if the first terminal desires to receive an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of its location information using the ACK mode information, a second terminal receiving the first terminal'"'"'s location information transmits the acknowledgement signal to the first terminal.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the start message is a User Plane Location Protocol message.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step b) for calculating the first terminal'"'"'s location information includes the step of:

calculating the first terminal'"'"'s location information using a location calculation method and positioning protocol established between the first terminal and a server.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein:

if the server includes a server manager and a location calculator, and the first terminal acquires its location information by directly communicating with the location calculator, the server manager receives the start message, performs a positioning action between the location calculator and the first terminal to calculate the first terminal'"'"'s location information, and transmits the first terminal'"'"'s location information to a second terminal.

11. A method for transmitting location information in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) protocol of a first SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET), a SUPL Location Platform (SLP), and a second SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET), the method comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information from the first SET;

b) calculating location information of the first SET; and

c) transmitting the calculated first SET'"'"'s location information to any one of the first SET and the second SET according to the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information includes specific information for determining whether the first SET desires to receive its location information or desires to transmit its location information to a second SET.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the start message includes ID (Identifier) information of the second SET, if the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information indicates that the first SET desires to transmit the first SET'"'"'s location information to the second SET.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein:

if the first SET desires to receive an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of its location information using the ACK mode information, the second SET receiving the first SET'"'"'s location information transmits the acknowledgement signal to the first SET.

16. A method for transmitting location information comprising the steps of:

a) transmitting a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information; and

b) if the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information indicates that the first terminal desires to receive its location information, receiving the first terminal'"'"'s location information.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the start message includes ID (Identifier) information of the second terminal, if the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information indicates that the first terminal desires to transmit the first SET'"'"'s location information to the second SET.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein:

if the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information indicates that the first terminal desires to transmit its location information to a second terminal, and the ACK mode information indicates that there is a need for the second terminal to output an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of the first terminal'"'"'s location information, receiving the acknowledgement signal from the second terminal.

20. A method for transmitting location information in a communication environment including a first terminal, a second terminal, a home server (H-server), and a Visited Server (V-server), the method comprising the steps of:

a) transmitting, by the first terminal, a start message to the home server so as to initiate a positioning process;

b) performing, by the home server, a positioning of the first terminal via the visited server;

c) calculating location information of the first terminal, and transmitting the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information to the home server; and

d) transmitting, by the home server, the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the second terminal.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the start message includes ID information of the second terminal, and the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information includes specific information indicating that the first terminal desires to transmit its location information to the second terminal.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

24. The method according to claim 21, wherein:

if the visited server includes a server manager and a location calculator, the visited server performs a positioning process between the location calculator and the first terminal and acquires the first terminal'"'"'s location information, and the server manager transmits the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information to the home server, such that the home server transmits the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the second terminal.

25. The method according to claim 21, further comprising the step of:

transmitting, by the home server receiving the location information, the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the first terminal.

26. A method for transmitting location information in a communication environment including a first terminal, a second terminal, a home server (H-server), and a Visited Server (V-server), the method comprising the steps of:

a) transmitting, by the first terminal, a start message to the home server so as to initiate a positioning process;

b) performing a positioning process between the home server receiving the start message and the first terminal, and acquiring location information of the first terminal; and

c) transmitting the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the second terminal.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the start message includes ID information of the second terminal, and the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information includes specific information indicating that the first terminal desires to transmit its location information to the second terminal.

29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

30. The method according to claim 26, wherein:

if the home server includes a server manager and a location calculator, the home server performs a positioning process between the location calculator and the first terminal and acquires the first terminal'"'"'s location information, transmits the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information to the server manager, such that the server manager transmits the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the second terminal.

31. A method for transmitting location information in a communication environment including a first terminal, a second terminal, a home server (H-server), and a notified Server (N-server), the method comprising the steps of:

a) receiving, by the home server, a start message to initiate a positioning process;

b) performing a positioning process between the home server receiving the start message and the first terminal, acquiring location information of the first terminal, and transmitting the acquired first terminal'"'"'s location information to the notified server; and

c) transmitting, by the notified server, the first terminal'"'"'s location information to the second terminal.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the start message includes ID information of the second terminal at which the first terminal'"'"'s location information is to be received.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein the start message includes the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information, wherein

the MO (mobile originated location request) mode information includes specific information indicating that the first terminal desires to transmit its location information to the second terminal.

34. The method according to claim 31, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein:

if the first terminal desires to receive an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of its location information using the ACK mode information, the second terminal receiving the first terminal'"'"'s location information transmits the acknowledgement signal to the first terminal.

36. A method for transmitting location information comprising the steps of:

a) receiving location information of a first terminal and ACK mode information; and

b) if the ACK mode information indicates that there is a need to output an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of the first terminal'"'"'s location information, transmitting the acknowledgement signal to the first terminal.

37. The method according to claim 36, wherein the first terminal'"'"'s location information and the ACK mode information are received via a positioning notification message.

38. The method according to claim 37, wherein the positioning notification message is any one of a SUPL POS NOTIFICATION (Secure User Plane Location Positioning Notification) message, a MLP SLR message, a WAP PUSH message, and an SMS (Short Message Service) message.

39. A method for transmitting location information comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a start message including SET (SUPL Enabled Terminal) ID (Identifier) information from a first terminal;

b) calculating location information of the first terminal; and

c) transmitting the calculated first terminal'"'"'s location information to a second terminal According to the SET ID information.

40. The method according to claim 39, wherein the SET ID information is indicative of ID information of the second terminal desired by the first terminal as a transmission destination of the first terminal'"'"'s location information.

41. The method according to claim 39, wherein:

if the SET ID information is indicative of the ID information of the second terminal desired by the first terminal as a transmission destination of the first terminal'"'"'s location information, the second terminal'"'"'s ID information includes at least one of second terminal name information and second terminal name type information.

42. The method according to claim 39, wherein the start message includes ACK mode information.

43. The method according to claim 42, wherein:

if the first terminal desires to receive an acknowledgement signal indicating reception of its location information using the ACK mode information, the second terminal receiving the first terminal'"'"'s location information transmits the acknowledgement signal to the first terminal.

44. A method for transmitting location information comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a start message including SET (SUPL Enabled Terminal) ID (Identifier) information from a first terminal;

b) calculating location information of a second terminal according to the SET ID information; and

c) transmitting the calculated second terminal'"'"'s location information to the first terminal.

45. The method according to claim 44, wherein the SET ID information is indicative of ID information of the second terminal requested by the first terminal which desires to receive the second terminal'"'"'s location information.