Location technology support determinations in wireless communications networks and devices
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1. A method in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- transmitting a message from the network for reception by at least one mobile wireless communications device in the wireless communications network before transmitting a location request to the mobile wireless communication device;
specifying, in the message transmitted, mobile wireless communications device location technology support information about the wireless communications network.
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Abstract
A method for determining location technology supported by a wireless communications network including sending (505) a location request, for example a MO-LR request, from a mobile wireless subscriber device to the network, receiving a network response (515) in reply to the location request, determining the subscriber device location technology supported by the network from the network response (535, 550), and in some embodiments the location technology of the subscriber device is controlled based on the technology supported by the network.
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10 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a message from the network for reception by at least one mobile wireless communications device in the wireless communications network before transmitting a location request to the mobile wireless communication device; specifying, in the message transmitted, mobile wireless communications device location technology support information about the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a broadcast message from the network for reception by at least one mobile wireless communications device in the wireless communications network; specifying more than one location technology supported by the wireless communications network in the broadcast message transmitted.
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9. A method in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a message from the network for reception by at least one mobile wireless communications device in the wireless communications network;
specifying multiple location technologies supported by the wireless communications network in the message transmitted; andspecifying a preferred location technology supported by the wireless communications network in the message transmitted.
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10. A method in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a message from the network for reception by at least one mobile wireless communications device in the wireless communications network before transmitting a location request to the mobile wireless communication device; specifying more than one location technology supported by the wireless communications network in the message transmitted.
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