Methods and apparatuses for requesting/providing assistance data associated with various satellite positioning systems in wireless communication networks
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1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:
- identifying requested assistance data associated with a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) used by said mobile station, wherein the requested assistance data support a position determination process at the mobile station based, at least in part, on received SPS signals; and
transmitting electromagnetic signals representing at least one message over a wireless communication link to at least one network resource, said at least one message comprising at least one element identifying said requested assistance data and a specific format of said requested assistance data, wherein said requested assistance data is available in a plurality of formats.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for use by devices within in wireless communication network to request and/or provide assistance data and/or other like data associated with various Satellite Positioning Systems (SPSs).
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1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:
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identifying requested assistance data associated with a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) used by said mobile station, wherein the requested assistance data support a position determination process at the mobile station based, at least in part, on received SPS signals; and transmitting electromagnetic signals representing at least one message over a wireless communication link to at least one network resource, said at least one message comprising at least one element identifying said requested assistance data and a specific format of said requested assistance data, wherein said requested assistance data is available in a plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus within a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying requested assistance data associated with a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) used by said mobile station, wherein the requested assistance data support a position determination process at the mobile station based, at least in part, on received SPS signals; and means for transmitting electromagnetic signals representing at least one message over a wireless communication link to at least one network resource, said at least one message comprising at least one element identifying said requested assistance data and a specific format of said requested assistance data, wherein said requested assistance data is available in a plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile station comprising:
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at least one receiver operatively enabled to receive electromagnetic signals associated with a Satellite Positioning System (SPS); at least one wireless transceiver; and at least one processing unit operatively coupled to said receiver and said wireless transceiver and being operatively enabled to; identify requested assistance data associated with said SPS used by said mobile station, wherein the requested assistance data support a position determination process based, at least in part, on said received electromagnetic signals associated with said SPS; and initiate transmission of electromagnetic signals representing at least one message over a wireless communication link to at least one network resource using said wireless transceiver, said at least one message comprising at least one element identifying said requested assistance data and a specific format of said requested assistance data, wherein said requested assistance data is available in a plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An article comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer implementable instructions stored thereon which if implemented by one or more processing units in a mobile station operatively enable the mobile station to; as part of a position determination process, identify requested assistance data associated with a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) used by said mobile station, wherein the requested assistance data support a position determination process at the mobile station based, at least in part, on received SPS signals; and initiate transmission of electromagnetic signals representing at least one message over a wireless communication link to at least one network resource, said at least one message comprising at least one element identifying said requested assistance data and a specific format of said requested assistance data, wherein said requested assistance data is available in a plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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