METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER LOCATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for determining a user location, the method comprising:
- acquiring first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment;
determining whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information; and
notifying the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for determining a user location, and a communications system are provided, where the method includes: acquiring first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment; determining whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information; and notifying the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment. In the foregoing technical solutions, that whether one user equipment is near another user equipment can be determined according to acquired location information of the user equipment'"'"'s, thereby improving user experience.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for determining a user location, the method comprising:
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acquiring first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment; determining whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information; and notifying the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for determining a user location, the method comprising:
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acquiring first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment from a signaling message or a switching device; and determining whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information, the second location information, and a location determining policy related to the first location information and the second location information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for determining a user location, the apparatus comprising:
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an acquiring module, configured to acquire first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment; a processing module, configured to determine whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information; and a notifying module, configured to notify the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for determining a user location, the apparatus comprising:
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an acquiring module, configured to acquire first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment from a signaling message or a switching device; and a processing module, configured to determine whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information, the second location information, and a location determining policy related to the first location information and the second location information. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A communications system, comprising:
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a first user equipment and a second user equipment; and a server, configured to; acquire first location information of the first user equipment and second location information of the second user equipment;
determine whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information, andnotify the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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