Method for obtaining location information for emergency services in wireless multimedia networks
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1. A method of obtaining location information for emergency services comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first request message from a multimedia server;
communicating a location request in response to receiving the first request message;
receiving a location response in response to communicating the location request; and
communicating a second request message to the multimedia server in response to receiving the location response.
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Abstract
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method and apparatus for obtaining end-user location information for emergency services within a multimedia network is presented. The multimedia network may include a network implementing the Session Initiation Protocol, H.323, etc. In one embodiment, a Location Application Server (LAS) in the multimedia network and an interface between the LAS and a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) is defined.
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1. A method of obtaining location information for emergency services comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first request message from a multimedia server;
communicating a location request in response to receiving the first request message;
receiving a location response in response to communicating the location request; and
communicating a second request message to the multimedia server in response to receiving the location response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication system comprising:
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a multimedia server generating and receiving request information;
a gateway server capable of receiving a location request and generating a location response; and
a location application server providing an interface between the multimedia server and the gateway server in response to the request information generated and received by the multimedia server and in response to the location request and the response generated and received by the gateway server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of obtaining location information for emergency services comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first request message from a multimedia server;
communicating a request for routing information in response to receiving the first request message;
receiving a request for routing information acknowledgement in response to communicating the request for routing information; and
communicating a second request message to the multimedia server in response to receiving the request for routing information acknowledgement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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