Method and apparatus for performing session info query for user plane location

• US 9,854,392 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2016
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Burroughs, Kirk Allan, Edge, Stephen William, Lin, Ie-Hong, Wachter, Andreas Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): Bengzon, Greg C
• Application Number:
  US15/200,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20160316326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/34 Selective release of ongoing connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/38 triggered by timers

Abstract

Techniques for querying for information on location sessions in a user plane location architecture are described. In an aspect, a location server may send a query message to a terminal to query for information on active location sessions, e.g., when at least one location session for periodic triggered service or area event triggered service is deemed to be active. The terminal may return a response message containing a list of session identifiers (IDs) for the active location sessions, parameters for the active location sessions, capabilities of the terminal, etc. The location server may compare the information received from the terminal and information stored at the location server. The location server may terminate each location session deemed to be active at only the terminal or only the location server. The location server may restart or terminate each location session having inconsistent parameters at the terminal and the location server.

Claims

1. A method of supporting location services comprising:

generating by a terminal a list of active location sessions that are currently in progress between the terminal and a location server, wherein the list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server;

generating a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising the list of active location sessions; and

sending the SUPL REPORT message to the location server to update the location server with the list of active location sessions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the SUPL REPORT message comprises sending the SUPL REPORT message without solicitation from the location server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a query for information on active location sessions from the location server, wherein the generating or sending the SUPL REPORT message is in response to the query.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the SUPL REPORT message further comprises information on capabilities of the terminal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the sending the SUPL REPORT message comprises sending the SUPL REPORT message if the capabilities of the terminal have changed since last reported to the location server.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication from the location server that a half open location session is to be terminated.

7. A method of supporting location services comprising:

receiving a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising a first list of active location sessions identified by a terminal as currently in progress between the terminal and a location server, wherein the first list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server; and

updating a second list of active location sessions at the location server with the first list of active location sessions in the SUPL REPORT message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the SUPL REPORT message further comprises information on capabilities of the terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying a half open location session;

determining whether to terminate the half open location session; and

responsive to the determining, terminating the half open location session.

10. An apparatus for supporting location services comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled to the at least one processor to store program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to;

generate a list of active location sessions that are currently in progress between a terminal and a location server, wherein the list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server;

generate a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising the list of active location sessions; and

send the SUPL REPORT message to the location server to update the location server with the list of active location sessions.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the program code which instructs the at least one processor to generate or send the SUPL REPORT message comprises program code which instructs the at least one processor to generate or send the SUPL REPORT message without solicitation from the location server.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the program code which instructs the at least one processor to generate or send the SUPL REPORT message further comprises program code instructing the at least one processor to generate or send the SUPL REPORT message in response to receipt of a query for information on active location sessions from the location server.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the program code which instructs the at least one processor to generate the SUPL REPORT message comprises program code which instructs the at least one processor to generate the SUPL REPORT message to further comprise information on capabilities of the terminal if the capabilities of the terminal have changed since last reported to the location server.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, the program code further comprising program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to, responsive to receipt of an indication from the location server, terminate a half open location session.

15. An apparatus for supporting location services comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory coupled to the at least one processor to store program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to;

process a received Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising a first list of active location sessions identified by a terminal as currently in progress between the terminal and a location server, wherein the first list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server; and

update a second list of active location sessions at the location server with the first list of active location sessions in the received SUPL REPORT message.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, the program code further comprising program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to send a query for information on active location sessions from the location server, wherein the received SUPL REPORT message is in response to the query.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, the program code further comprising program code which, when executed by the at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to:

identify a half open location session;

determine whether to terminate the half open location session; and

terminate the half open location session responsive to a determination to terminate the half open location session.

18. A non-transistory computer-readable medium comprising code which, when executed by at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to perform operations for supporting location services, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for generating by a terminal a list of active location sessions that are currently in progress between the terminal and a location server, wherein the list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server;

code for generating a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising the list of active location sessions; and

code for sending the SUPL REPORT message to the location server to update the location server with the list of active location sessions.

19. A non-transistory computer-readable medium comprising code which, when executed by at least one processor, instructs the at least one processor to perform operations for supporting location services, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for processing a received Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) REPORT message comprising a first list of active location sessions identified by a terminal as currently in progress between the terminal and a location server, wherein the first list of active location sessions comprises an indication of at least two active location sessions when the terminal identifies that there are at least two active location sessions currently in progress between the terminal and the location server; and

code for updating a second list of active location sessions at the location server with the first list of active location sessions in the received SUPL REPORT message.