Network entity, method and computer program product for dynamically changing a request for location information

• US 20060258371A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Krishnamurthi, Govindarajan, Chan, Tat Keung
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,112 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/02 by periodical registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A network entity includes a controller adapted to operate a location-based application for initiating a location reporting session. The location reporting session includes determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station based on one or more parameters having one or more associated values, where, when the session is a periodic location reporting session, one of the parameters may be a periodicity of reporting the current location of the mobile station. The location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters during the location reporting session. The same location reporting session may therefore continue based on the changed values of the respective parameter(s).

Claims

1. A network entity comprising:

a controller adapted to operate a location-based application for initiating a location reporting session, the location reporting session being for determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station based on one or more parameters having one or more associated values,

wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters during the location reporting session such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed values of the one or more parameters.

2. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the location reporting session comprises a periodic location reporting session, one of the parameters comprising a periodicity of reporting the current location of the mobile station, and wherein the location-based application is adapted to change the value of the periodicity such that the same periodic location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the periodicity.

3. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include a location quality of service, and wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of the location quality of service such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the location quality of service.

4. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the location reporting session includes communication between a plurality of entities including the mobile station, a home position server and a position determining entity, and wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more parameters including notifying at least one of the home position server or the position determining entity of the changing of the value of one or more of the parameters.

5. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the network entity is located remote from the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the position determining entity.

6. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the network entity comprises the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the LCS client of the mobile station.

7. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the location reporting session includes determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station at a plurality of instances, and wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters after at least some of the instances of determining and reporting the current location of the mobile station.

8. A network entity according to claim 1, wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions.

9. A network entity according to claim 8, wherein the location-based application is also adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions based on a reported current location of the mobile station.

10. A method comprising:

initiating a location reporting session for determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station based on one or more parameters having one or more associated values; and

changing the value of one or more of the parameters during the location reporting session such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed values of the one or more parameters.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the location reporting session comprises a periodic location reporting session, one of the parameters comprising a periodicity of reporting the current location of the mobile station, and wherein the changing step comprises changing the value of the periodicity such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the periodicity.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the one or more parameters include a location quality of service, and wherein the changing step comprises changing the value of the location quality of service such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the location quality of service.

13. A method according to claim 10, wherein the location reporting session includes communication between a plurality of entities including the mobile station, a home position server and a position determining entity, and wherein the changing step includes notifying at least one of the home position server or the position determining entity of the changing of the value of one or more of the parameters.

14. A method according to claim 10, wherein the initiating and changing steps are performed by a location-based application located remote from the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the position determining entity.

15. A method according to claim 10, wherein the initiating and changing steps are performed by a location-based application located within the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the LCS client of the mobile station.

16. A method according to claim 10, wherein the location reporting session includes determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station at a plurality of instances, and wherein the changing step comprises changing the value of one or more of the parameters after at least some of the instances of determining and reporting the current location of the mobile station.

17. A method according to claim 10, wherein the changing step comprises changing the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the changing step comprises changing the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions based on a reported current location of the mobile station.

19. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for initiating a location reporting session for determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station based on one or more parameters having one or more associated values; and

a second executable portion for changing the value of one or more of the parameters during the location reporting session such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed values of the one or more parameters.

20. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the location reporting session comprises a periodic location reporting session, one of the parameters comprising a periodicity of reporting the current location of the mobile station, and wherein the second executable portion is adapted to change the value of the periodicity such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the periodicity.

21. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the one or more parameters include a location quality of service, and wherein the second executable portion is adapted to change the value of the location quality of service such that the same location reporting session continues based on the changed value of the location quality of service.

22. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the location reporting session includes communication between a plurality of entities including the mobile station, a home position server and a position determining entity, and wherein the second executable portion is adapted to notify at least one of the home position server or the position determining entity of the changing of the value of one or more of the parameters.

23. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the computer program product is at least partially embodied in a location-based application located remote from the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the position determining entity.

24. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the computer program product is at least partially embodied in a location-based application located within the mobile station, the location reporting session further including exchanging messages between a LoCation Services (LCS) client of the mobile station and a position determining entity to thereby determine the current position of the mobile station, the current position of the mobile station being reported to the location-based application via the LCS client of the mobile station.

25. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the location reporting session includes determining and reporting a current location of a mobile station at a plurality of instances, and wherein the second executable portion is adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters after at least some of the instances of determining and reporting the current location of the mobile station.

26. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the second executable portion is adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions.

27. A computer program product according to claim 26, wherein the second executable portion is adapted to change the value of one or more of the parameters in response to meeting one or more conditions based on a reported current location of the mobile station.