NETWORK INDEPENDENT LOCATION SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method of supporting location services, comprising:
- communicating with the terminal for location service; and
providing, to the terminal, terrestrial assistance data for a geographic area larger than a current coverage area of the terminal.
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Abstract
Techniques for supporting network independent location services (LCS) are described. In one design, a location center may communicate with a terminal to establish an account for the terminal with the location center for location services. The location center may establish the account for the terminal independent of a home network or a serving network for the terminal. During signup to establish the account, the location center may (i) provide address information for the location center, security information, and/or other information for the location center and (ii) receive public identity information and/or other information for the terminal. The location center may thereafter provide location services to the terminal based on the established account and without interacting with the home or serving network for the terminal. Techniques for supporting delivery of assistance data are also described.
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1. A method of supporting location services, comprising:
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communicating with the terminal for location service; and providing, to the terminal, terrestrial assistance data for a geographic area larger than a current coverage area of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for supporting location services, comprising:
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at least one processor to communicate with the terminal for location service, and to provide to the terminal terrestrial assistance data for a geographic area larger than a current coverage area of the terminal; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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