Area event support indication
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an area shape capability indicator;
determining, by a processor, whether a requested shape based upon the area shape capability indicator is supported;
upon a determination that the requested shape is supported, sending an area event request based on the requested shape; and
upon a determination that the requested shape is not supported, converting the requested shape to a supported shape.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided enabling a terminal to send an area shape capability indication to a location server. Depending on the use case scenario, the location server can perform at least one of the following operations, before sending the area event request to the terminal. The location server can select a shape that is both allowed by the requesting entity and supported by the terminal. Alternatively, the location server can convert the requested shape into a supported one by some approximation function if the requested shape(s) is/are not supported by the terminal. Furthermore, the location server can choose to terminate the session if the terminal does not support any of the requested (allowed) shapes. It should be noted that different priorities can be assigned to or associated with various area shapes as well.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an area shape capability indicator; determining, by a processor, whether a requested shape based upon the area shape capability indicator is supported; upon a determination that the requested shape is supported, sending an area event request based on the requested shape; and upon a determination that the requested shape is not supported, converting the requested shape to a supported shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising computer code for performing the processes of
receiving an area shape capability indicator; -
determining whether a requested shape based upon the area shape capability indicator is supported; upon a determination that the requested shape is supported, sending an area event request based on the requested shape; and upon a determination that the requested shape is not supported, converting the requested shape to a supported shape.
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and comprising; computer code for receiving an area shape capability indicator; computer code for determining whether a requested shape based upon the area shape capability indicator is supported; computer code for sending an area event request based on the requested shape upon a determination that the requested shape is supported; and computer code for converting the requested shape to a supported shape upon a determination that the requested shape is not supported. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a secure user plane location enabled terminal for transmitting an area shape capability indicator; a location server comprising a receiver for receiving the area shape capability indicator; the location server further comprising computer code for determining whether a requested shape based upon the area shape capability indicator is supported; upon a determination that the requested shape is supported, computer code for sending an area event request based on the requested shape; and upon a determination that the requested shape is not supported, computer code for converting the requested shape to a supported shape. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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Specification