Location continuity service for locating mobile devices using multiple access networks including wireless telecommunication networks
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- accessing from a first access network a first set of location data associated with a first position measurement for a mobile device, wherein the accessing includes specifying the location determination technique used by the first access network to generate the first set of location data;
accessing from a second access network a second set of location data associated with a second position measurement for the mobile device; and
combining the first set of location data with the second set of location data to determine a location of the mobile device,wherein the first set of location data defines a first geographic area and the second set of location data defines a second geographic area and the location is determined to be on a line connecting centers of the first and second geographic areas in an overlapping portion of the first and second geographic areas.
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Abstract
A location continuity application server described herein is configured to access from an access network a set of location data associated with a position measurement for a mobile device. The location continuity application server may also access from another access network another set of location data associated with another position measurement for the mobile device and combine the sets of location data to determine a location of the mobile device. Further, prior to accessing the set of location data, the location continuity application server may provide reference location data associated with a reference location of the mobile device to the access network to enable the access network to obtain the position measurement based at least on the reference location data. The location continuity application server may also access the set of location data and determine the location of the mobile device responsive to a request from an emergency service provider.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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accessing from a first access network a first set of location data associated with a first position measurement for a mobile device, wherein the accessing includes specifying the location determination technique used by the first access network to generate the first set of location data; accessing from a second access network a second set of location data associated with a second position measurement for the mobile device; and combining the first set of location data with the second set of location data to determine a location of the mobile device, wherein the first set of location data defines a first geographic area and the second set of location data defines a second geographic area and the location is determined to be on a line connecting centers of the first and second geographic areas in an overlapping portion of the first and second geographic areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A location continuity application server comprising:
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one or more processors; and a plurality of modules configured to be executed by the processors to perform operations including; receiving a request for a location of a mobile device from an emergency service provider; responsive to the request, accessing from a first access network a first set of location data associated with a first position measurement for the mobile device; accessing from a second access network a second set of location data associated with a second position measurement for the mobile device; and combining the first set of location data with the second set of location data to determine the location of the mobile device; and providing the determined location to the emergency service provider, wherein the first set of location data defines a first geographic area and the second set of location data defines a second geographic area and the location is determined to be on a line connecting centers of the first and second geographic areas in an overlapping portion of the first and second geographic areas. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon and configured to program a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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accessing from a first access network a first set of location data associated with a first position measurement for a mobile device; accessing from a second access network a second set of location data associated with a second position measurement for the mobile device; and combining the first set of location data with the second set of location data to determine a location of the mobile device, wherein the first set of location data defines a first geographic area and the second set of location data defines a second geographic area and the location is determined to be on a line connecting centers of the first and second geographic areas in an overlapping portion of the first and second geographic areas. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification