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Method and apparatus for supporting multiple wireless carrier mobile station location requirements with a common network overlay location system

  • US 7,162,252 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2003
  • Issued: 01/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network overlay geolocation system capable of geolocating a first and a second mobile station operating in a geographic area serviced by a first and a second wireless communication system, respectively, where each communication system includes plural base stations, a base station controller, and a mobile switching center;

  • the geolocation system comprising;

    a plurality of local measurement units (“

    LMUs”

    );

    at least one mobile positioning center (“

    MPC”

    ); and

    ,a geolocation controller (“

    GCS”

    );

    wherein the first mobile station is configured to communicate over the first wireless communication system and the second mobile station is configured to communicate over the second wireless communication system and wherein the mobile positioning center is configured to task the GCS to locate the first or second mobile station further comprising a monitoring unit configured to obtain call set up information from one of the first or second wireless communication systems and configured to provide the call set up information to the GCS.

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