Technique for translating location information
First Claim
1. A method for translating location information associated with a first entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format, the method comprising:
- generating a request to translate the location information wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
forwarding the request via the communication network to a second entity in the communication network; and
receiving a response from the second entity wherein the response contains the location information translated into the second format.
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Abstract
A technique for enabling location information associated with an entity in a communication network to be translated from one format to another. A request to translate a location of a first entity from a first format to a second format is generated by the first entity. The request contains a location of the first entity in the first format. The request is forwarded to a second entity in the communication network. The second entity receives the request and translates the location information in the request from the first format to the second format. A response containing the translated location information in the second format is then generated by the second entity and forwarded to the first entity. The first entity receives the response and processes it accordingly.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for translating location information associated with a first entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format, the method comprising:
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generating a request to translate the location information wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
forwarding the request via the communication network to a second entity in the communication network; and
receiving a response from the second entity wherein the response contains the location information translated into the second format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for translating location information associated with an entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format, the method comprising:
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receiving a request via the communication network to translate the location information wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
translating the location information from the first format to the second format; and
generating a response wherein the response contains the location information in the second format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A communication unit comprising:
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a network interface configured to interface the communication unit with a communication network; and
a processor configured to;
(a) generate a request to translate location information from a first format to a second format wherein the request contains the location information in the first format, (b) forward the request via the network interface to an entity in the communication network, and (c) receive a response via the network interface wherein the response contains the location information translated into the second format. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for translating location information associated with a first entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating a request to translate the location information wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
means for forwarding the request via the communication network to a second entity in the communication network; and
means for receiving a response from the second entity wherein the response contains the location information translated into the second format.
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17. A server comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive a request to translate location information associated with an entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format wherein the request contains the location information in the first format; and
a processor configured to;
(a) translate the location information contained in the request from the first format to the second format, (b) generate a response containing the location information in the second format, and (c) forward the response to the entity via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request to translate location information associated with an entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
means for translating the location information contained in the request from the first format to the second format;
means for generating a response containing the location information in the second format; and
means for forwarding the response to the entity via the communication network.
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21. A computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for:
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generating a request to translate location information associated with a first entity in a communication network from a first format to a second format wherein the request contains the location information in the first format;
forwarding the request via the communication network to a second entity in the communication network; and
receiving a response from the second entity wherein the response contains the location information translated into the second format.
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