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System and method for defining location services

  • US 6,104,931 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1998
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telecommunications system for defining location services profiles associated with location application nodes that request positioning of mobile terminals within a cellular network, said telecommunications system comprising:

  • a gateway mobile location center within said cellular network, said gateway mobile location center having a database therein for storing said location services profiles; and

    a given one of said location application nodes in communication with said gateway mobile location center, said given location application node defining said location services profile associated with said given location application node that is stored within said database, said gateway mobile location center assigning an identifier number to said given location application node, said given location application node sending a positioning request containing said identifier number and requesting positioning of a mobile terminal to said gateway mobile location center, said gateway mobile location center using said identifier number to retrieve said location services profile associated with said given location application node, said gateway mobile location center using said associated location services profile in performing positioning of the mobile terminal.

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