LOCATION AGGREGATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a location of a mobile terminal has changed in a visitor location register;
creating, from information stored at the visitor location register, a record that comprises an identifier of the mobile terminal and an identifier of a new location of the mobile terminal; and
transmitting the record in a message to a server.
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Abstract
Exemplary methods and apparatuses are provided that address how to turn visitor location register location data from telecommunications networks into information that can be aggregated across network switches, accessed by a direct query mechanism or via application programming interfaces, and reported upon from a single point of entry without affecting the performance or capacity of the network switches. Specifically, a Location Aggregation Server is provided that is configured to aggregate mobile terminal location data across multiple visitor location registers and to populate a database with the location information, e.g., an identifier of the mobile terminal and an identifier of a new location of the mobile terminal. Service providers and third parties may be able to search the database, display mobile terminal location data on a map, or aggregate the mobile terminal location data into meaningful statistics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a location of a mobile terminal has changed in a visitor location register; creating, from information stored at the visitor location register, a record that comprises an identifier of the mobile terminal and an identifier of a new location of the mobile terminal; and transmitting the record in a message to a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a message from a switch via a network connection; and populating a database with data from the message; wherein the data comprises a record created from information stored at a visitor location register associated with the switch, and wherein the record describes a location of a mobile terminal that has changed in the visitor location register. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A server comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a message from a switch via a network connection; and a processor connected to the receiver, the processor being configured to populate a database with data from the message; wherein the data comprises a record created from information stored at a visitor location register associated with the switch, and wherein the record describes a location of a mobile terminal that has changed in the visitor location register. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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