METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE STATION
First Claim
1. A method for providing the geographic location of a mobile device roaming in a first cellular communication network to a second cellular communication network, wherein the second cellular communication network is a home network of the mobile device, based on the geographic location of the base station of said first network to which said mobile device is currently connected, comprising:
- said first network providing geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location with regard to at least one of the base stations belonging to said first network to said mobile device;
said first network providing to said mobile device the identity of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected;
said mobile device determining the geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected;
said mobile device providing the geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is connected to said second network.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a solution for providing the location of a mobile device connected to a first mobile network to a second mobile network. A mobile device receives information about the geographic location of the base stations in its neighborhood. Based on the identity of the base station the device is connected to the device can determine its geographic location and provide that to the second mobile network.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for providing the geographic location of a mobile device roaming in a first cellular communication network to a second cellular communication network, wherein the second cellular communication network is a home network of the mobile device, based on the geographic location of the base station of said first network to which said mobile device is currently connected, comprising:
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said first network providing geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location with regard to at least one of the base stations belonging to said first network to said mobile device; said first network providing to said mobile device the identity of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected; said mobile device determining the geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected; said mobile device providing the geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is connected to said second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device, roaming in a first cellular network, for providing its geographic location to a second cellular communication network, wherein the second cellular communication network is a home network of the mobile device, based on the geographic location of the base station of said first network to which said mobile device is currently connected, the device configured to:
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receive and store geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location with regard to at least one of the base stations belonging to said first network; receive from said first network the identity of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected; determine the geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is currently connected; provide geographic coordinates indicating the geographic location of the base station to which said mobile device is connected to said second network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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