POSITIONING FOR WLANS AND OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An apparatus supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
- a processor to determine WLAN AP information for an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) or a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) or both the access point and the SET, and to send the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP); and
a memory coupled to the processor.
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Abstract
Techniques to support positioning for access points and terminals in WLANs and other wireless networks are described. In one aspect, WLAN positioning is supported with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL). A terminal obtains measurements for an access point in a WLAN and/or receives measurements made by the access point for the terminal. The terminal determines WLAN AP information for the access point and/or the terminal based on the measurements and sends the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP). The SLP determines a location estimate for the terminal based on the WLAN AP information. In another aspect, the terminal receives supported network information from the SLP. The terminal obtains network measurement information (e.g., measurements) for a radio access network and determines which particular network measurement information to send based on the supported network information. The terminal sends network measurement information permitted by the supported network information to the SLP.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
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a processor to determine WLAN AP information for an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) or a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) or both the access point and the SET, and to send the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP); and a memory coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
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determining WLAN AP information for an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) or a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) or both the access point and the SET; and sending the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
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means for determining WLAN AP information for an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) or a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) or both the access point and the SET; and means for sending the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
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a processor to receive WLAN AP information from a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) at a SUPL Location Platform (SLP), and to determine location information for the SET based on the WLAN AP information; and a memory coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of supporting Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), comprising:
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receiving WLAN AP information from a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET) at a SUPL Location Platform (SLP); and determining location information for the SET based on the WLAN AP information. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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