Proprietary extensions in user plane location protocols
First Claim
1. A method of providing location services by a location server, comprising:
- receiving, by the location server, from a mobile device a request for location assistance information, wherein the request for location assistance information uses a payload structure in a standardized user plane location protocol, wherein the payload structure has at least one structure for at least one of requests, assistance data, measurements, positioning instructions, or combinations thereof, wherein the payload structure comprises at least one proprietary extension structure, wherein the at least one proprietary extension structure allows for transmitting of proprietary assistance data and is added such that all location information in the payload structure, including the proprietary assistance data, is within a single framework in the user-plane location protocol, and wherein the proprietary extension structure is configured to accommodate transmitting of proprietary assistance data originating from one or more of a plurality of vendors, wherein accommodating transmitting of proprietary assistance data from one or more of a plurality of vendors comprises accommodating assistance data from different vendors, wherein the proprietary assistance data is vendor-specific assistance or location information; and
in response to the request for assistance information from the mobile device transmitting the assistance information to the mobile device using the payload structure comprising the proprietary extension structure.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided allowing for a vendor-defined payload in a standardized user-plane location solution/protocol, where proprietary extension support is introduced into one or more standardized solutions. In accordance with a first embodiment, a location payload consists of structures for transferring requests, assistance data, measurements and positioning instructions. Therefore, a proprietary extension is included in each of these structures so that, for example, proprietary assistance data can be requested in an appropriate structure. In accordance with another embodiment, a proprietary extension is introduced at the highest abstraction level. For example and in an actual implementation, a vendor can define that in the beginning of the proprietary payload, the proprietary extension is defined, whether the proprietary payload contains a request, assistance, etc.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing location services by a location server, comprising:
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receiving, by the location server, from a mobile device a request for location assistance information, wherein the request for location assistance information uses a payload structure in a standardized user plane location protocol, wherein the payload structure has at least one structure for at least one of requests, assistance data, measurements, positioning instructions, or combinations thereof, wherein the payload structure comprises at least one proprietary extension structure, wherein the at least one proprietary extension structure allows for transmitting of proprietary assistance data and is added such that all location information in the payload structure, including the proprietary assistance data, is within a single framework in the user-plane location protocol, and wherein the proprietary extension structure is configured to accommodate transmitting of proprietary assistance data originating from one or more of a plurality of vendors, wherein accommodating transmitting of proprietary assistance data from one or more of a plurality of vendors comprises accommodating assistance data from different vendors, wherein the proprietary assistance data is vendor-specific assistance or location information; and in response to the request for assistance information from the mobile device transmitting the assistance information to the mobile device using the payload structure comprising the proprietary extension structure.
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2. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, 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; receiving, by a location server, from a mobile device a request for location assistance information, wherein the request for location assistance information uses a payload structure in a standardized user-plane location protocol, wherein the payload structure has at least one structure for at least one of requests, assistance data, measurements, positioning, instructions, or combinations thereof, wherein the payload structure comprises proprietary extension structure, wherein the at least one proprietary extension structure allows for transmitting of proprietary assistance data and is added such that all location information in the payload structure, including the proprietary assistance data, is within a single framework in a user-plane location protocol, and wherein the proprietary extension structure is configured to accommodate transmitting of proprietary location assistance data originating from one or more of a plurality of vendors, wherein accommodating transmitting of proprietary assistance data from one or more of a plurality of vendors comprises accommodating assistance data from different vendors, wherein the proprietary assistance data is vendor-specific assistance or location information; and in response to the request for assistance information from the mobile device, transmitting the assistance information to the mobile device using the payload structure comprising the proprietary extension structure.
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3. A method of requesting location services from a location server, comprising:
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transmitting, by a mobile terminal, to the location server a request for location assistance information, wherein the request for location assistance information uses a payload structure in a standardized user plane location protocol, wherein the payload structure has at least one structure for at least one of requests, assistance data, measurements, positioning instructions, or combinations thereof, wherein the payload structure comprises at least one proprietary extension structure, wherein the at least one proprietary extension structure allows for requesting of proprietary assistance data and is added such that all location information in the payload structure, including the proprietary assistance data, is within a single framework in the user-plane location protocol, and wherein the proprietary extension structure is configured to accommodate requesting of proprietary assistance data originating from one or more of a plurality of vendors, wherein accommodating requesting of proprietary assistance data from one or more of a plurality of vendors comprises accommodating assistance data from different vendors, wherein the proprietary assistance data is vendor-specific assistance or location information; and receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the location server in response to the request, assistance information transmitted from the location server to the mobile terminal using the payload structure comprising the proprietary extension structure. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; memory storing a program of instructions; wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; transmitting, by a mobile terminal, location server a request for location assistance information, wherein the request for location assistance information uses a payload structure in a standardized user plane location protocol, wherein the payload structure has at least one structure for at least one of requests, assistance data, measurements, positioning instructions, or combinations thereof, wherein the payload structure comprises at least one proprietary extension structure, wherein the at least one proprietary extension structure allows for requesting of proprietary assistance data and is added such that all location information in the payload structure, including the proprietary assistance data, is within a single framework in the user-plane location protocol, and wherein the proprietary extension structure is configured to accommodate requesting of proprietary assistance data originating from one or more of a plurality of vendors, wherein accommodating requesting of proprietary assistance data from one or more of a plurality of vendors comprises accommodating assistance data from different vendors, wherein the proprietary assistance data is vendor-specific assistance or location information; and receiving, by the mobile terminal, from the location server in response to the request, assistance information transmitted from the location server to the mobile terminal using the payload structure comprising the proprietary extension structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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