Telecommunications system
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1. A telecommunications system comprising:
- at least one station;
means for determining a location of said station;
means for providing information on said location of said station to a location service client; and
means for defining in dependence on information relating to the client, the accuracy of the location information to be provided to the client, wherein a plurality of different classes of location accuracy are provided.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system and a method for use in a telecommunications system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one station, means for determining the location of said station in said system, and means for providing information on said location of said station to a location service client The system is also provided with means for defining in dependence on information relating to the client, the accuracy of the location information to be provided to the client. Different accuracy classes can be provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system comprising:
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at least one station; means for determining a location of said station; means for providing information on said location of said station to a location service client; and means for defining in dependence on information relating to the client, the accuracy of the location information to be provided to the client, wherein a plurality of different classes of location accuracy are provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for use in a telecommunications system comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of a station in said system; providing information on said location of said station to a location service client; and defining the accuracy of the location information to be provided to the client in dependence on information relating to the client, wherein a plurality of different classes of location accuracy are provided.
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21. A station for a telecommunication system, comprising:
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a processor; and an antenna, said station being arranged to indicate to the telecommunication system, the accuracy of location information to be provided to a location service client, wherein the accuracy is indicated in terms of one of a plurality of different classes of location accuracy and in dependence on information relating to the location service client. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A location service client for a telecommunication system, comprising:
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means for sending a request for location information of a station to a location server, wherein the location service client is arranged to indicate a requested accuracy in the request for location information, wherein the requested accuracy is indicated in terms of one of plurality of different classes of location accuracy; and means for receiving location information having the accuracy class indicated in the request for location information.
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