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System and method for use of override keys for location services

  • US 6,195,557 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/1998
  • Issued: 02/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telecommunications system for locating a mobile terminal within a cellular network by overriding subscriber parameters associated with said mobile terminal, said telecommunications system comprising:

  • a home location register in wireless communication with said mobile terminal, said home location register storing said subscriber parameters therein; and

    a gateway mobile location center connected to said home location register for receiving said subscriber parameters, said gateway mobile location center having a database therein for storing a location override service parameter defined by and associated with a location node in communication with said gateway mobile location center, said location node sending a positioning request to said gateway mobile location center, said gateway mobile location center processing said positioning request without checking said subscriber parameters when said location override service parameter has an override value associated therewith; and

    a serving mobile location center in communication with said gateway mobile location center and a mobile switching center in wireless communication with said mobile terminal, said gateway mobile location center sending said positioning request to said serving mobile location center via said mobile switching center, said serving mobile location center instructing said mobile switching center to obtain location data associated with the location of said mobile terminal and transmit said location data back to said serving mobile location center for use in calculating the location of said mobile terminal, said serving mobile location center forwarding the location of said mobile terminal to said location node.

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