METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION

• US 20080242373A1
• Filed: 03/26/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: LU, WEI, MURA, MICHIHIRO
• Application Number:
  US11/691,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20080242373A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• 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 60/02 by periodical registration

Abstract

A method and wireless device for providing position information as provided enables increased control by the wireless device of location services. The method includes processing a location services request at the wireless device. In response to the location services request, a preferred schedule for location update messages is then determined at the wireless device, where the preferred schedule is based on at least one operating parameter of the wireless device. Location update messages are then transmitted from the wireless device according to the preferred schedule.

Claims

1. A method for providing position information of a wireless device, the method comprising:

processing a location services request at the wireless device;

determining at the wireless device, in response to the location services request, a preferred schedule for location update messages, wherein the preferred schedule is based on at least one operating parameter of the wireless device; and

transmitting location update messages from the wireless device according to the preferred schedule.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location services request comprises a proposed schedule for location update messages that is different from the preferred schedule for location update messages.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location services request is received from a network server.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising transmitting a message from the wireless device to the network server indicating that the preferred schedule for location update messages will be used in response to the location services request.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferred schedule for location update messages comprises a fixed time period between location update messages.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter of the wireless device is a battery power parameter, a network traffic congestion parameter, or a processor use parameter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the location services request comprises a client optimizable flag that indicates to the wireless device that location update messages can be transmitted according to a preferred schedule determined by the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the location services request comprises a mobile terminated location request, a network initiated location request, or a mobile originated location request.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the location update messages include the location of the wireless device obtained using a global positioning system, assisted global positioning system, observed time difference, enhanced forward link triangulation, time of arrival, time difference of arrival, angle of arrival, multipath fingerprinting, timing advance, enhanced observed time difference, or hybrid geolocation technology.

10. A wireless device for providing position information, the device comprising:

computer readable program code components configured to cause processing a location services request at the wireless device;

computer readable program code components configured to cause determining at the wireless device, in response to the location services request, a preferred schedule for location update messages, wherein the preferred schedule is based on at least one operating parameter of the wireless device; and

computer readable program code components configured to cause transmitting location update messages from the wireless device according to the preferred schedule.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the location services request comprises a proposed schedule for location update messages that is different from the preferred schedule for location update messages.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the location services request is received from a network server.

13. The device of claim 12, further comprising transmitting a message from the wireless device to the network server indicating that the preferred schedule for location update messages will be used in response to the location services request.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the preferred schedule for location update messages comprises a fixed time period between location update messages.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the at least one operating parameter of the wireless device is a battery power parameter, a network traffic congestion parameter, or a processor use parameter.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the location services request comprises a client optimizable flag that indicates to the wireless device that location update messages can be transmitted according to a preferred schedule determined by the wireless device.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the location services request comprises a mobile terminated location request, a network initiated location request, or a mobile originated location request.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the location update messages include the location of the wireless device obtained using a global positioning system, assisted global positioning system, observed time difference, enhanced forward link triangulation, time of arrival, time difference of arrival, angle of arrival, multipath fingerprinting, timing advance, enhanced observed time difference, or hybrid geolocation technology.

19. A wireless device for providing position information, the device comprising:

means for processing a location services request at the wireless device;

means for determining at the wireless device, in response to the location services request, a preferred schedule for location update messages, wherein the preferred schedule is based on at least one operating parameter of the wireless device; and

means for transmitting location update messages from the wireless device according to the preferred schedule.