Method for obtaining location related information allowing to locate a terminal attached to a communication network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- issuing, by an application requiring location information on the location of a terminal attached to a communication network, a request for location information to said communication network;
forwarding said request within said network to a routing entity currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal; and
collecting information to determine the location of said terminal in response to said request,wherein said collecting comprisesinquiring an access control entity of said network currently in charge of controlling access of said terminal to said network for parameters for location determination by calculation of the location using the inquired parameters,providing a response from said access control entity to a location determination functional entity,judging, at said location determination functional entity, whether the response contains said inquired parameters, andwhen the response does not contain said inquired parameters,asking said routing entity to provide said location determination functional entity with information available at said routing entity for determination of the location of the terminal by mapping the provided available information to coordinate information, wherein the mapping of the provided available information of the coordinate information comprises comparing the provided available information with information on antenna locations kept in a network management/planning system anddetermining location information on the location of said terminal based on the collected information,wherein the location of the terminal is determined with higher accuracy when the inquired parameters are received as compared to being not based on the inquired parameters,wherein the method is configured to obtain the location information.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for obtaining location information on the location of a terminal (UE) attached to a communication network, said method comprising the steps of: issuing, by an application (LCS_CLIENT) requiring such location information, a request for location information to said communication network, forwarding said request within said network to a routing entity (VMSC, SGSN) currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal, and collecting information for determining the location of said terminal in response to said request, wherein said collecting comprises the further steps of: inquiring an access control entity (RNC) of said network currently in charge of controlling access of said terminal to said network for parameters for location determination, providing a response from said access control entity to a location determination functional entity (SMLC), judging, at said location determination functional entity (SMLC), whether the response contains said inquired parameters, and if not, asking said routing entity to provide said location determination functional entity (SMLC) with information available at said routing entity for determining the location of the terminal.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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issuing, by an application requiring location information on the location of a terminal attached to a communication network, a request for location information to said communication network; forwarding said request within said network to a routing entity currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal; and collecting information to determine the location of said terminal in response to said request, wherein said collecting comprises inquiring an access control entity of said network currently in charge of controlling access of said terminal to said network for parameters for location determination by calculation of the location using the inquired parameters, providing a response from said access control entity to a location determination functional entity, judging, at said location determination functional entity, whether the response contains said inquired parameters, and when the response does not contain said inquired parameters, asking said routing entity to provide said location determination functional entity with information available at said routing entity for determination of the location of the terminal by mapping the provided available information to coordinate information, wherein the mapping of the provided available information of the coordinate information comprises comparing the provided available information with information on antenna locations kept in a network management/planning system and determining location information on the location of said terminal based on the collected information, wherein the location of the terminal is determined with higher accuracy when the inquired parameters are received as compared to being not based on the inquired parameters, wherein the method is configured to obtain the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A location determination functional entity, comprising:
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collecting means for collecting information to determine a location of a terminal attached to a communication network responsive to a request for location information about the location of the terminal issued by an application requiring the location information to said communication network and forwarded within said network to a routing entity currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal; receiving means for receiving a response from said access control entity, the response being responsive to an inquiry to said access control entity for parameters for location determination by calculation of the location using the inquired parameters; judging means for judging whether the response contains said inquired parameters; requesting means configured to ask, responsive to a judgment of the judging means that the response does not contain said inquired parameters, said routing entity to provide information available at said routing entity for determination of the location of the terminal by mapping the provided available information to coordinate information; wherein the mapping of the provided available information of the coordinate information comprises comparing the provided available information with information on antenna locations kept in a network management/planning system and determining means configured to determine location information on the location of said terminal based on the collected information, wherein the location of the terminal is determined with higher accuracy when the inquired parameters are received as compared to the location not being determined based on the inquired parameters, and wherein the location determination functional entity is configured to obtain the location information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A location determination functional entity, comprising:
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a collector configured to collect information to determine a location of a terminal attached to a communication network responsive to a request for location information about the location of the terminal issued by an application requiring the location information to said communication network and forwarded within said network to a routing entity currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal; a receiver configured to receive a response from said access control entity, the response being responsive to an inquiry to said access control entity for parameters for location determination by calculation of the location using the inquired parameters; a judger configured to judge whether the response contains said inquired parameters; a requester configured to ask, responsive to a judgment of the judger that the response does not contain said inquired parameters, said routing entity to provide information available at said routing entity to determine the location of the terminal by mapping the provided available information to coordinate information; wherein the mapping of the provided available information of the coordinate information comprises comparing the provided available information with information on antenna locations kept in a network management/planning system and a determiner configured to determine location information on the location of said terminal based on the collected information, wherein the location of the terminal is determined with higher accuracy when the inquired parameters are received as compared to the location not being determined based on the inquired parameters, and wherein said entity is configured to obtain the location information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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