Providing location information of a user equipment
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- storing connection information identifying a connection of a user equipment in a communication system, the user equipment configured to communicate with the communication system to provide location service with geographical location information associated with the user equipment;
determining whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment and wherein the connection information includes a service area identity or a cell global identity; and
translating the connection information into geographical coordinates.
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Abstract
In a communication system, a method for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and determining whether the user equipment is currently connected in the network. Wherein, responsive to the user equipment not currently being connected in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment. The method also includes the step of translating the connection information into geographical coordinates.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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storing connection information identifying a connection of a user equipment in a communication system, the user equipment configured to communicate with the communication system to provide location service with geographical location information associated with the user equipment; determining whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment and wherein the connection information includes a service area identity or a cell global identity; and translating the connection information into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a location server configured to provide geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with a communication system; and a network element configured to store connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system and for determining whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein, responsive to a request from the location server for location information, if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the network element is configured to provide the location server with details of the connection information last stored for the user equipment, the connection information including a service area identity or a cell global identity, and wherein the location server translates the connection information into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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providing means for providing geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with a communication system; and storing means for storing connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system and for determining whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein, responsive to a request from the providing means for location information, if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the storing means provides the providing means with details of the connection information last stored for the user equipment, the connection information including a service area identity or a cell global identity, and wherein the providing means translates the connection information into geographical coordinates.
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, 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 geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with a communication system; cause, at least in part, storage of connection information identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system; and determine whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein, responsive to a request for location information, if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the apparatus is further caused to caused, at least in part, provision of details of the connection information last stored for the user equipment, the connection information including a service area identity or a cell global identity, and wherein the connection information is translated into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, 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, cause, at least in part, provision of geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with a communication system; determine to request location information; receive, responsive to the request for location information, if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, details of connection information last stored for the user equipment, the connection information being for identifying a connection of the user equipment in the communication system and the connection information including a service area identity or a cell global identity; and cause, at least in part, translation of the connection information into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium and configured to control a processor to perform:
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storing connection information identifying a connection of a user equipment in a communication system, the user equipment configured to communicate with the communication system to provide location service with geographical location information associated with the user equipment; determining whether the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, wherein if the user equipment is currently unreachable in the network, the location of the user equipment is determined in dependence on the last stored connection information for the user equipment and wherein the connection information includes a service area identity or a cell global identity; and translating the connection information into geographical coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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