Using MAC address of a WLAN access point as location information
First Claim
1. A method for handling services requiring location information of a user terminal, wherein the user terminal is connected to a local network, a connection to an external network is provided via a network access means, and the network access means is identified by an identity, the method comprising the steps of:
- extracting location information of the network access means based on an identity of the network access means; and
determining a location of the user terminal based on the location information of the network access means.
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Abstract
The invention proposes a method for handling services requiring location information of a user terminal, wherein the user terminal is connected to a local network, a connection to an external network is provided via a network access means, and the network access means is identified by an identity, the method comprising the steps of extracting location information of the network access means based on the identity of the network access means, and determining the location of the user terminal based on the location information of the network access means. The invention also suggests a corresponding network control element.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for handling services requiring location information of a user terminal,
wherein the user terminal is connected to a local network, a connection to an external network is provided via a network access means, and the network access means is identified by an identity, the method comprising the steps of: -
extracting location information of the network access means based on an identity of the network access means; and
determining a location of the user terminal based on the location information of the network access means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network control element, wherein a network is connected to a local network via a network access means, and a user terminal in the local network is connected to the network access means, and the network access means is identified by an identity,
wherein the network control element comprises means for extracting location information of the network access means based on the identity of the network access means, and for determining a location of the user terminal based on the location information of the network access means.
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17. A method for handling services requiring location information of a user terminal,
wherein the user terminal is connected to a network element providing a connection to an external network, and the network element is identified by an identity, the method comprising the steps of: -
extracting location information of a network element based on an identity of the network element; and
determining a location of a user terminal based on the location information of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for a computer, comprising software code portions for performing the steps of:
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extracting location information of a network element based on an identity of the network element; and
determining a location of a user terminal based on the location information of the network element, wherein the user terminal is connected to the network element providing a connection to an external network, and the network element is identified by the identity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product for a computer, comprising software code portions for performing the steps of:
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extracting location information of a network element based on an identity of the network element; and
determining a location of a user terminal based on the location information of the network element, wherein the user terminal is connected to a network element providing a connection to an external network, and the network element is identified by an identity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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