Location services
First Claim
1. A wireless communications network for providing location services comprising:
- a network element comprising storage means for storing network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to a location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity;
a passive location data storage entity for storing passive location data and subscriber identities; and
means for transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to the passive location data storage entity whereby the location information comprises said passive location data for providing location services to a location services client.
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Abstract
A wireless communications network for providing location services comprising: a network element comprising storage means for storing network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to the location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity; a passive location data storage entity for storing passive location data and subscriber identities; and means for transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to the passive location data storage entity whereby the location information constitutes said passive location data for providing location services to a location services client.
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32 Claims
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1. A wireless communications network for providing location services comprising:
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a network element comprising storage means for storing network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to a location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity;
a passive location data storage entity for storing passive location data and subscriber identities; and
means for transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to the passive location data storage entity whereby the location information comprises said passive location data for providing location services to a location services client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing location services in a wireless communications network comprising the steps of:
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storing at a network element network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to the location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity; and
transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to a passive location data storage entity whereby the location information is held as passive location data for providing location services to a location services client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32)
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29. A wireless communications system for providing location services comprising:
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a network element comprising storage means for storing network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to the location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity;
a passive location data storage entity for storing passive location data and subscriber identities; and
means for transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to the passive location data storage entity whereby the location information comprises said passive location data; and
a location services client operable to request a location service, wherein a location service is delivered to the client based on the passive location data.
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30. A network entity comprising:
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means for receiving location information and a subscriber identity from an element in a network;
means for storing the location information and the subscriber identity, whereby the location information comprises passive location data for providing location services to a location services client. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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