Methods and apparatus for extended generic messaging in a networked geolocation system
First Claim
1. A method for providing a geolocation-related pipeline over a network between a first mobile device, a second mobile device, and a server, the method comprising:
- initiating, via the first mobile device, the geolocation-related pipeline by establishing a first data connection between the first mobile device and the server, and sending a first message to the server, wherein the first message includes a payload and a specified duration;
establishing a second data connection between the second mobile device and the server in response to the first message;
sending a second message from the server to the second mobile device via the second data connection, wherein the second message includes the payload, andselectably maintaining both the first and second data connections to form the geolocation-related data pipeline for the specified duration between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the server;
wherein the server and the first and second mobile devices are configured to communicate in accordance with a secure user plane location (SUPL) protocol;
the server is a SUPL location platform;
the first mobile device is a SUPL enabled terminal; and
the second mobile device is a SUPL-enabled terminal.
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Abstract
Generic messaging and protocols are provided for handset-to-handset communications in accordance with, for example, the Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) protocol. A mobile device initiates a geolocation-related session with a second mobile device by sending a message, including a payload, to a server (e.g., an H-SLP server) over a network. A data connection is the established between the second mobile device and the server in response to the message. A message, including the payload, is then sent to the second mobile device. The payload may include geolocation (e.g., GPS) information, such that two mobile devices may collaboratively share information regarding the other'"'"'s geographical location.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for providing a geolocation-related pipeline over a network between a first mobile device, a second mobile device, and a server, the method comprising:
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initiating, via the first mobile device, the geolocation-related pipeline by establishing a first data connection between the first mobile device and the server, and sending a first message to the server, wherein the first message includes a payload and a specified duration; establishing a second data connection between the second mobile device and the server in response to the first message; sending a second message from the server to the second mobile device via the second data connection, wherein the second message includes the payload, and selectably maintaining both the first and second data connections to form the geolocation-related data pipeline for the specified duration between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the server; wherein the server and the first and second mobile devices are configured to communicate in accordance with a secure user plane location (SUPL) protocol;
the server is a SUPL location platform;
the first mobile device is a SUPL enabled terminal; and
the second mobile device is a SUPL-enabled terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a geolocation-related pipeline over a network between a first mobile device, a second mobile device, and a server, the method comprising:
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initiating, via the first mobile device, the geolocation-related pipeline by establishing a first data connection between the first mobile device and the server, and sending a first message to the server, wherein the first message includes a payload and a specified duration; establishing a second data connection between the second mobile device and the server in response to the first message; sending a second message from the server to the second mobile device via the second data connection, wherein the second message includes the payload, and selectably maintaining both the first and second data connections to form the geolocation-related data pipeline for the specified duration between the first mobile device and the second mobile device via the server; wherein the server and the first and second mobile devices are configured to communicate in accordance with an OMA Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) protocol;
the server is a SUPL Location Platform (SLP);
the first mobile device is a SUPL enabled terminal (SET); and
the second mobile device is a SET;wherein the payload is carried by a data delivery message comprising a SUPL message for geolocation data delivery; and wherein the data delivery message incorporates an identification of both a sending mobile device and a recipient mobile device.
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