Method for Position Mobile Station, Mobile Positioning System, Base Station and Network Element
First Claim
1. A method for positioning a mobile station, the method comprising:
- determining (502) an identifier of at least one mobile station to be positioned, characterized by the method further comprising;
forming (504) at least one positioning cell area by means of a mobile positioning system;
receiving (506) in the positioning system an identifier of one or more mobile stations on the basis of location updates made by the mobile stations in each location area of the formed positioning cell area; and
positioning (520) the mobile station when the positioning system receives the identifier of the mobile station to be positioned.
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Abstract
A portable positioning system comprising a processing unit controlling the operations of the positioning system, the processing unit being configured to determine an identifier of a mobile station to be positioned. The positioning system further comprises: at least one base station connected to the processing unit and a network element controlling the operations of the base station, the base station being configured to form at least one positioning cell area, to receive an identifier of one or more mobile stations on the basis of location updates made by the mobile stations in each location area of the formed positioning cell area, and the processing unit being configured to position the mobile station to be positioned when the positioning system receives the identifier of the mobile station to be positioned.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for positioning a mobile station, the method comprising:
- determining (502) an identifier of at least one mobile station to be positioned, characterized by the method further comprising;
forming (504) at least one positioning cell area by means of a mobile positioning system;
receiving (506) in the positioning system an identifier of one or more mobile stations on the basis of location updates made by the mobile stations in each location area of the formed positioning cell area; and
positioning (520) the mobile station when the positioning system receives the identifier of the mobile station to be positioned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- determining (502) an identifier of at least one mobile station to be positioned, characterized by the method further comprising;
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12. A mobile positioning system comprising at least one processing unit (102) controlling the operations of the positioning system, the processing unit being arranged to determine at least one identifier of a mobile station (110) to be positioned, characterized in that the positioning system further comprises:
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at least one base station (104) connected to the processing unit; and
a network element (106) controlling the operations of the base station;
the base station (104) being arranged to form at least one positioning cell area, to receive an identifier of one or more mobile stations on the basis of location updates made by the mobile stations in each location area of the formed positioning cell area, and the processing unit (102) being arranged to position the mobile station to be positioned when the positioning system receives the identifier of the mobile station to be positioned. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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