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

  • US 9,661,460 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2015
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of supporting an emergency positioning session in a dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) mobile terminal, the method comprising:

  • connecting the dual SIM mobile terminal to a network for an emergency call, 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 and a second network associated with a second subscription accessed with a second SIM card in the dual SIM mobile terminal; and

    performing the emergency positioning session through the network;

    wherein the emergency positioning session is permitted only during the emergency call and an emergency callback period after the emergency call;

    wherein the emergency positioning session is permitted only on a subscription on which the emergency call is originated;

    wherein no non-emergency positioning sessions on either the first subscription or the second subscription are permitted during the emergency positioning session or during the emergency call, and wherein no non-emergency positioning sessions on either the first subscription or the second subscription are permitted during the emergency callback period after the emergency call.

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