TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TERMINAL POSITION

• US 20100137001A1
• Filed: 10/20/2009
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, H-Tpa Innovacios ES Minosegvizsgalo KFT
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: KIM, Byung Doo, PARK, Jong-Hyun, CHO, Youngsu, CHOI, Wan Sik, YUN, Sung Jo, KIM, Sun-Joong, CHO, Seong Yun
• Application Number:
  US12/582,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20100137001A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal and a terminal location providing method. The terminal for selectively accessing a plurality of base stations supporting different communication systems includes a first network interface card that is turned on when the terminal is turned on, a second network interface card that is turned on or activated when receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request, a power controller for controlling power of the first and second network interface cards, and a processor for receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request and controlling the power of the first and second network interface cards through the power controller.

Claims

1. A terminal for selectively accessing a plurality of base stations supporting different communication systems, comprising:

a first network interface card that is turned on when the terminal is turned on;

a second network interface card that is turned on or activated when receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request;

a power controller for controlling power of the first and second network interface cards; and

a processor for receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request and controlling the power of the first and second network interface cards through the power controller.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein

the first network interface card controls the terminal to access the first base station from among the plurality of base stations, and the second network interface card controls the terminal to access the second base station from among the plurality of base stations,

wherein power consumption of the terminal when accessing the first base station is less than that when accessing the second base station.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein

the first network interface card controls the terminal to access the first base station from among the plurality of base stations, and the second network interface card controls the terminal to access the second base station from among the plurality of base stations, and

wherein a communication area of the first base station is wider than a communication area of the second base station.

4. The terminal of claim 3, wherein

the processor collects the location information through the second base station while the second network interface card is turned on or activated.

5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein

the second network interface card is turned off or it enters a standby mode after the location information is collected.

6. The terminal of claim 4, further including a non-network-based interface card that is turned on or activated when receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request.

7. The terminal of claim 6, wherein

the processor collects the location information while the non-network-based interface card is turned on or activated.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein

the non-network-based interface card is turned off or enters the standby mode after the location information is collected.

9. A method for providing a location of a terminal selectively accessing a plurality of base stations supporting different communication systems, comprising:

controlling the terminal to access a first base station;

receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request from a service requester;

controlling the terminal to access a second base station while accessing the first base station when receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request;

controlling the terminal to collect the location information from the first and second base stations; and

providing the location information to the service requester.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein

the terminal'"'"'s power consumption when accessing the first base station is greater than that when accessing the second base station.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising

controlling the terminal to disconnect access to the second base station after providing the location information to the service requester.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising

controlling the terminal to access a non-network-based positioning system while the terminal is connected to the first base station after receiving the terminal'"'"'s location information request.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising

controlling the terminal to collect the location information from the non-network-based positioning system.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising

controlling the terminal to disconnect the access to the non-network-based positioning system after the providing of the location information to the service requester.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein

the terminal comprises a first network interface card for controlling the terminal to access the first base station, and

the controlling of the terminal to access the first base station comprises turning on the first network interface card.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein

the terminal comprises a second network interface card for controlling the terminal to access the second base station, and

the controlling of the terminal to access the second base station comprises turning on or activating the second network interface card.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein

the terminal comprises a non-network-based interface card for controlling the terminal to access the non-network-based positioning system, and

the controlling of the terminal to access the non-network-based positioning system comprises turning on or activating the non-network-based interface card.