Method and apparatus for performing position determination with a short circuit call flow
First Claim
1. A method of performing position determination, comprising:
- sending signaling to a network to request periodic location reporting for a user equipment (UE), the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and
for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information,selectively sending a location estimate for the UE to the network,performing location processing with the network to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, andbypassing the location processing with the network if the location estimate is sent to the network and the location processing is not initiated.
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Abstract
For a call flow to perform position determination, a network sends to a user equipment (UE) an indication (e.g., a request for permission) to perform a position fix for the UE. The UE responds by sending to the network an acknowledgment (e.g., a grant of permission) to perform the position fix. The UE selectively sends a position estimate for itself to the network, typically along with the acknowledgment. The network may initiate location processing if (1) a location estimate is not received from the UE or (2) a location estimate is received from the UE but the network decides not to use this location estimate. In this case, the network and the UE perform location processing to obtain a position fix for the UE. However, if a location estimate is received from the UE and the network decides to use the location estimate, then the location processing is bypassed or short circuited.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of performing position determination, comprising:
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sending signaling to a network to request periodic location reporting for a user equipment (UE), the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, selectively sending a location estimate for the UE to the network, performing location processing with the network to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and bypassing the location processing with the network if the location estimate is sent to the network and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter operative to send signaling to a network to request periodic location reporting for a user equipment (UE), the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and a processor operative, for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, to selectively send a location estimate for the UE to the network, to perform location processing with the network to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and to bypass the location processing with the network if the location estimate is sent to the network and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for sending signaling to a network to request periodic location reporting for a user equipment (UE), the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and means for processing each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, comprising means for selectively sending a location estimate for the UE to the network, means for performing location processing with the network to obtain a fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and means for bypassing the location processing with the network if the location estimate is sent to the network and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of performing position determination, comprising:
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sending to a network a first message to request periodic location reporting for a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message includes periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, sending to the network a second message to invoke location service or to acknowledge a request from the network for location service, selectively including a location estimate for the UE in the second message, performing location processing with the network to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and bypassing the location processing with the network if the location estimate is sent to the network and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of performing position determination, comprising:
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exchanging signaling with a user equipment (UE) to initiate periodic location reporting for the UE, the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, selectively receiving from the UE a location estimate for the UE, performing location processing with the UE to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and bypassing the location processing with the UE if the location estimate is received from the UE and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver operative to exchange signaling with a user equipment (UE) to initiate periodic location reporting for the UE, the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and a processor operative, for each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, to selectively receive from the UE a location estimate for the UE, to perform location processing with the UE to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and to bypass the location processing with the UE if the location estimate is received from the UE and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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means for exchanging signaling with a user equipment (UE) to initiate periodic location reporting for the UE, the signaling including periodic location information indicative of when to report location of the UE; and means for processing each location reporting indicated by the periodic location information, comprising means for selectively receiving from the UE a location estimate for the UE, means for performing location processing with the UE to obtain a position fix for the UE if the location processing is initiated, and means for bypassing the location processing with the UE if the location estimate is received from the UE and the location processing is not initiated. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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