METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER POSITION LOCATION FIXES FOR EXTERNAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method employed by a mobile station, comprising:
- determining, by the mobile station, whether the mobile station is electrically coupled to or electrically decoupled from a device;
determining, by the mobile station, whether a position location function in the device is active in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically coupled to the device;
wherein the position location function in the device performs a position location operation in response to receiving position location data from the mobile station;
generating, by the mobile station, the position location data for the position location function in the device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically coupled to the device and in response to determining that the position location function in the device is active; and
not generating, by the mobile station, position location data for the position location function in the device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically decoupled from the device or in response to determining that the position location function in the device is not active.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus automatically triggers position location fixes for external devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station generates position location data for a position location function in an external device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically coupled to the external device, and in response to determining that the position location function in the external device is active. The mobile station does not generate position location data for the position location function in the external device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically decoupled from the external device, or in response to determining that the position location function in the external device is not active.
9 Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A method employed by a mobile station, comprising:
-
determining, by the mobile station, whether the mobile station is electrically coupled to or electrically decoupled from a device; determining, by the mobile station, whether a position location function in the device is active in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically coupled to the device;
wherein the position location function in the device performs a position location operation in response to receiving position location data from the mobile station;generating, by the mobile station, the position location data for the position location function in the device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically coupled to the device and in response to determining that the position location function in the device is active; and not generating, by the mobile station, position location data for the position location function in the device in response to determining that the mobile station is electrically decoupled from the device or in response to determining that the position location function in the device is not active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A method employed by a mobile station, comprising:
-
monitoring a position location processor port adapted to be electrically coupled to an external device; determining whether the position location processor port is electrically coupled to the external device in response to monitoring the position location processor port; generating preliminary position location data for a function in the external device in response to determining that the position location processor port is electrically coupled to the external device; monitoring activity of the function in the external device on the position location processor port in response to generating the preliminary position location data; determining whether the function in the external device is active on the position location processor port in response to monitoring activity of the function in the external device; generating position location data for the function in the external device in response to determining that the function in the external device is active on the position location processor port; and not generating position location data for the function in the external device in response to determining that the position location processor port is not electrically coupled to the external device or in response to determining that the function in the external device is not active on the position location processor port.
-
-
13. A mobile station comprising:
a processor having a position location processor port adapted to provide position location data and adapted to be electrically coupled to an external device, wherein the processor is adapted for; monitoring a position location processor port adapted to be electrically coupled to an external device; determining whether the position location processor port is electrically coupled to the external device in response to monitoring the position location processor port; generating preliminary position location data for a function in the external device in response to determining that the position location processor port is electrically coupled to the external device; monitoring activity of the function in the external device on the position location processor port in response to generating the preliminary position location data; determining whether the function in the external device is active on the position location processor port in response to monitoring activity of the function in the external device; generating position location data for the function in the external device in response to determining that the function in the external device is active on the position location processor port; and not generating position location data for the function in the external device in response to determining that the position location processor port is not electrically coupled to the external device or in response to determining that the function in the external device is not active on the position location processor port.
Specification