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Method and apparatus for providing user plane or control plane position services

  • US 9,204,256 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2013
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing user plane or control plane positioning services in a dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) mobile terminal, the method comprising:

  • connecting the dual SIM mobile terminal to a network, wherein the network is one of a first network associated with a first subscription accessed with a first SIM card in the dual SIM mobile terminal or a second network associated with a second subscription accessed with a second SIM card in the dual SIM mobile terminal, wherein the first subscription is one of a default subscription or a selected subscription for a user plane or control plane positioning session; and

    performing the user plane or control plane positioning session through the network;

    wherein when the user plane or control plane positioning session is initiated by the dual SIM mobile terminal, either the first subscription associated with the first SIM card or the second subscription associated with the second SIM card is used for the user plane or control plane positioning session;

    wherein performing the user plane or control plane positioning session through the network comprises;

    attempting to initiate the user plane or control plane positioning session with the dual SIM mobile terminal using the first subscription; and

    switching to use the second subscription to initiate the user plane or control plane positioning session with the dual SIM mobile terminal; and

    wherein when the user plane or control plane positioning session is initiated by the network, either the first subscription associated with the first SIM card or the second subscription associated with the second SIM card is used for the user plane or control plane positioning session.

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