METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A communication device, comprising:
- a main antenna;
a subscriber identity module (SIM) having a SIM memory;
a SIM antenna;
a global positioning system (GPS) circuit;
a wireless circuit;
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
obtaining GPS location information from the GPS circuit;
storing the GPS location information in the SIM memory;
determining a failure to detect a wireless network connection via the main antenna; and
providing the GPS location information to a location server via the wireless circuit and the SIM antenna.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a SIM card obtaining GPS location data, second location data and communication session measurement data; monitoring for a wireless network connection between a controller of a wireless device and a wireless network; and, responsive to a failure to detect the wireless network connection, providing the aggregated location data to a wireless communication circuit of the SIM card for wireless transmitting via an antenna of the SIM card to a wireless access point to cause the wireless access point to transmit the aggregated location data to a location server. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a main antenna; a subscriber identity module (SIM) having a SIM memory; a SIM antenna; a global positioning system (GPS) circuit; a wireless circuit; a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; obtaining GPS location information from the GPS circuit; storing the GPS location information in the SIM memory; determining a failure to detect a wireless network connection via the main antenna; and providing the GPS location information to a location server via the wireless circuit and the SIM antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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obtaining GPS location information from a GPS circuit; storing the GPS location information in a subscriber identity module (SIM) memory; determining a failure to detect a wireless network connection via a main antenna; providing the GPS location information to a location server via a wireless circuit and a SIM antenna; and receiving a location-based service from the location server according to the GPS location information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, GPS location information from a GPS circuit; storing, by the processing system, the GPS location information in a subscriber identity module (SIM) memory; determining, by the processing system, a failure to detect a wireless network connection via a main antenna; determining a group of wireless protocols supported by a wireless circuit; selecting a target wireless protocol from the group of wireless protocols; and providing, by the processing system, the GPS location information to a location server via the wireless circuit and a SIM antenna according to the target wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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