VERIFYING GENERIC BROADCAST OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE DATA
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1. A method for verifying a broadcast message, the method comprising:
- receiving a broadcast message, at a device, from a Location Server wherein the broadcast message comprises Assistance Data (AD) for location services and a plurality of broadcast control parameters; and
verifying a validity of the AD using at least one control parameter from the plurality of broadcast control parameters received from the Location Server.
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Abstract
Various techniques are provided for Location Services (LCS) Assistance Data broadcast, for example for implementation in LTE and LTE-A systems. The embodiments described herein may use the LPP/LPPe positioning protocol, by making use of existing unsolicited Provide Assistance Data (PAD) messages. Embodiments avoid the need to define and implement a separate broadcast Assistance Data protocol. Additional exemplary embodiments for scheduling and verifying of the broadcast Assistance Data messages are described herein.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for verifying a broadcast message, the method comprising:
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receiving a broadcast message, at a device, from a Location Server wherein the broadcast message comprises Assistance Data (AD) for location services and a plurality of broadcast control parameters; and verifying a validity of the AD using at least one control parameter from the plurality of broadcast control parameters received from the Location Server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to; receive a broadcast message from a Location Server wherein the broadcast message comprises Assistance Data (AD) for location services and a plurality of broadcast control parameters; and a processor configured to; verify a validity of the AD using at least one control parameter from the plurality of broadcast control parameters received from the Location Server. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising instructions to:
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receive a broadcast message, at a device, from a Location Server wherein the broadcast message comprises Assistance Data (AD) for location services and a plurality of broadcast control parameters; and verify a validity of the AD using at least one control parameter from the plurality of broadcast control parameters received from the Location Server.
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48. A device, comprising:
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means for receiving a broadcast message from a Location Server wherein the broadcast message comprises Assistance Data (AD) for location services and a plurality of broadcast control parameters; and means for verifying a validity of the AD using at least one control parameter from the plurality of broadcast control parameters received from the Location Server.
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