Systems and methods for providing position information using a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining position information using a wireless communication device, comprising:
- receiving a request for position information;
in response to the received request, checking to see if network assisted positioning is available;
if network assisted positioning is not available, then disabling the wireless communication receiver;
activating the GPS receiver;
receiving the GPS signals; and
determining the position of a device incorporating the receiver.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device comprises a transmitter configured to transmit wireless communication signals and a receiver. The receiver comprises a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS signals and a wireless communications receiver configured to receiver wireless communications signals. The wireless communication device also comprise a processor coupled with the receiver and the transmitter, the processor configured to process the GPS signals received by the GPS receiver and the wireless communications signals received by the wireless communication receiver, and to generate the wireless communication signals transmitted by the transmitter.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining position information using a wireless communication device, comprising:
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receiving a request for position information;
in response to the received request, checking to see if network assisted positioning is available;
if network assisted positioning is not available, then disabling the wireless communication receiver;
activating the GPS receiver;
receiving the GPS signals; and
determining the position of a device incorporating the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS signals;
a wireless communication transceiver configured to allow the wireless communication device to interface with a wireless communication network via a communications band; and
a processor coupled with the GPS and wireless communication receivers, the processor configured to;
receive a request for position information;
in response to the received request, check to see if network assistance is available;
if network assistance is not available, then disable a wireless communication receiver portion of the wireless communication transceiver;
activate the GPS receiver;
receive the GPS signals; and
process the received GPS signals to determine the position of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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