Method, terminal device and system allowing for handling location services independently from a cellular communication system
First Claim
1. A method, comprisingreceiving an initiation indicating to encode a location request requesting location information of a mobile communication terminal device;
- encoding the location request in a predefined coding format, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device;
bounding said encoded location request to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed;
adding information related to said communication protocol to said location request; and
determining to transmit said bounded location request via a communication stack corresponding to said communication protocol via a wireless communication network.
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Abstract
The basic concept of the method for requesting location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises an encoding of a location request. The location request contains information and commands for instructing a receiving location serving networked device to retrieve location related information accordingly and a transmitting of the encoded location request to the location serving networked device. The basic concept of the method for serving for serving location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises a receiving of a location request as defined above, a retrieving of the location related information in accordance with the location request, an encoding of a location response in accordance with the retrieval results and containing at least the retrieved location related information and transmitting of the encoded location response to the mobile communication terminal device. Devices performing these methods are shown.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising
receiving an initiation indicating to encode a location request requesting location information of a mobile communication terminal device; -
encoding the location request in a predefined coding format, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; bounding said encoded location request to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; adding information related to said communication protocol to said location request; and determining to transmit said bounded location request via a communication stack corresponding to said communication protocol via a wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising
receiving a location request requesting to serve location information of a mobile communication terminal device, said location request being encoded in a predefined coding format and bound to an internet-based protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; -
receiving said location information in accordance with said location request; encoding a location response in said predefined coding format, said location response containing at least said retrieved location information; bounding said encoded location response to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network in which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; adding information related to said communication protocol to said location response; and determining to transmit said bounded location response, via a communication protocol stack corresponding to said communication protocol, to said mobile communication terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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receiving an initiation indicating to encode a location request requesting location information of a mobile communication terminal device; encoding the location request in a predefined coding format, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; bounding said encoded location request to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; adding information related to said communication protocol to said location request; and determining to transmit said bounded location request via a communication stack corresponding to said communication protocol via a wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 20, 21)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive an initiation indicating to encode a location request requesting location information of a mobile communication terminal device; encode the location request in a predefined coding format, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; bound said encoded location request to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; add information related to said communication protocol to said location request; and determine to transmit said bounded location request via a communication stack corresponding to said communication protocol via a wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive a location request requesting to serve location information of a mobile communication terminal device, said location request being encoded in a predefined coding format and bound to an internet-based protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; receive said location information in accordance with said location request; encode a location response in said predefined coding format, said location response containing at least said retrieved location information; bound said encoded location response to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network in which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; add information related to said communication protocol to said location response; and determine to transmit said bounded location response, via a communication protocol stack corresponding to said communication protocol, to said mobile communication terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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receiving a location request requesting to serve location information of a mobile communication terminal device, said location request being encoded in a predefined coding format and bound to an internet-based protocol independent of a radio access network to which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed, said location request containing at least identification information of said mobile communication terminal device and at least a command instructing a location serving networked device to retrieve location information of said mobile communication terminal device; receiving said location information in accordance with said location request; encoding a location response in said predefined coding format, said location response containing at least said retrieved location information; bounding said encoded location response to an internet-based communication protocol independent of a radio access network in which said mobile communication terminal device is subscribed; adding information related to said communication protocol to said location response; and determining to transmit said bounded location response, via a communication protocol stack corresponding to said communication protocol, to said mobile communication terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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