Method and system for obtaining location information regarding a device in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for execution by at least one entity in a wireless communication environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for location information pertaining to a subscriber device;
obtaining contextual information regarding the request for location information;
formulating a positioning request for transmission to the device over a communication network, wherein depending on the contextual information, the positioning request is formulated to instruct the device to retrieve location information from a built-in location establishment entity or from a removable location establishment entity at the device,determining, based on the contextual information, a target signaling plane over which to send the positioning request message to the device, the target signaling plane selected from one of a control plane or a user plane on the communication network wherein the control plane is used in the establishment and monitoring of a connection in the user plane, the target signaling plane selected at least in part based on a type of location establishment entity from which the device is instructed to retrieve the location information from, andsending the positioning request to the device over the target signaling plane.
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Abstract
A method for execution by at least one entity in a wireless communication environment, comprising: receiving a request for location information pertaining to a subscriber device; obtaining contextual information regarding the request; and formulating a positioning request for transmission to the device, wherein depending on the contextual information, the positioning request is formulated to instruct the device to retrieve location information from a first or a second type of location establishment entity. Also, a method for execution by at least one entity in a wireless communication environment, the method comprising: receiving a request for location information pertaining to a device; determining that the device is equipped with both a built-in location establishment entity and a removable location establishment entity; consulting an information database to select one of the location establishment entities; instructing the device to retrieve location information from the selected location establishment entity.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for execution by at least one entity in a wireless communication environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for location information pertaining to a subscriber device; obtaining contextual information regarding the request for location information; formulating a positioning request for transmission to the device over a communication network, wherein depending on the contextual information, the positioning request is formulated to instruct the device to retrieve location information from a built-in location establishment entity or from a removable location establishment entity at the device, determining, based on the contextual information, a target signaling plane over which to send the positioning request message to the device, the target signaling plane selected from one of a control plane or a user plane on the communication network wherein the control plane is used in the establishment and monitoring of a connection in the user plane, the target signaling plane selected at least in part based on a type of location establishment entity from which the device is instructed to retrieve the location information from, and sending the positioning request to the device over the target signaling plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An entity in a wireless communication environment, comprising:
a processing entity for; receiving a request for location information pertaining to a subscriber device; obtaining contextual information regarding the request for location information; formulating a positioning request for transmission to the device over a communication network, wherein depending on the contextual information, the positioning request is formulated to instruct the device to retrieve location information from a built-in location establishment entity or from a removable location establishment entity at the device; determining, based on the contextual information, a target signaling plane over which to send the positioning request message to the device, the target signaling plane selected from one of a control plane or a user plane on the communication network wherein the control plane is used in the establishment and monitoring of a connection in the user plane, the target signaling plane selected at least in part based on a type of location establishment entity from which the device is instructed to retrieve the location information from; and an output for releasing the positioning request towards the device.
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16. A method for execution by at least one entity in a wireless communication environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for location information pertaining to a subscriber device; determining that the subscriber device is equipped with both a built-in location establishment entity and a removable location establishment entity; consulting an information database to select a location establishment entity from the built-in location establishment entity and the removable location establishment entity; determining, based on a contextual information associated with the request, a target signaling plane over which to send a location information message to the device, the target signaling plane selected from one of a control plane or a user plane on a communication network within the wireless communication environment wherein the control plane is used in the establishment and monitoring of a connection in the user plane, the target signaling plane selected at least in part based on a type of the selected location establishment entity; and sending the location information message to the device over the target signaling plane to retrieve location information from the selected location establishment entity.
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