Apparatus and method for supporting assisted global positioning system during emergency service in a communication system

• US 7,965,233 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2008
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Ju-Young, Son, Hyung-Chul, Song, Tae-Ik
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, DAO LINDA
• Application Number:
  US12/268,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20090167600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.42, 342/357.43, 342/357.55, 342/357.64, 342/357.74, 342/357.75, 701/207, 701/213
• US Class Current: 342/357.42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An apparatus and method for supporting an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) during emergency service in a communication system are provided. The system includes a client, an integration location server, and a dual mode Mobile Station (MS). The client requests MS location information for emergency service. The integration location server receives MS access information and sends a location information request. The dual mode MS receives the location request, activates a second communication modem, and performs an AGPS operation with the integration location server.

Claims

1. A communication system for supporting an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) during emergency service, the system comprising:

a client for requesting Mobile Station (MS) location information for emergency service;

an integration location server for receiving access information on a corresponding MS from an authentication server in response to the MS location information request, and sending a location information request to the corresponding MS; and

a dual mode MS for receiving the location information request through a first communication modem, activating a second communication modem, and performing an AGPS operation with the integration location server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the dual mode MS comprises the first communication modem and the second communication modem, the second communication modem comprises an AGPS function, and the first communication modem does not comprise an AGPS function.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein location information derived from the AGPS operation is transmitted to the client through the first communication modem of the dual mode MS.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein location information derived from the AGPS operation is transmitted to the client through the integration location server.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein, after performing the AGPS operation, the dual mode MS inactivates the second communication modem.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein, before receiving the location information request, the dual mode MS inactivates the second communication modem and accesses a corresponding network through the first communication modem.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the authentication server comprises a database for mapping an IDentifier (ID) for the first communication modem and an ID for the second communication modem.

8. A method for supporting an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) during emergency service in a communication system, the method comprising:

requesting MS location information for emergency service by a client;

receiving access information on a corresponding MS at an integration location server from an authentication server in response to the MS location information request, and sending a location information request from the integration location server to the corresponding MS; and

receiving the location information request at a dual mode MS through a first communication modem, activating a second communication modem, and performing an AGPS operation with the integration location server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the second communication modem comprises an AGPS function, and the first communication modem does not comprise an AGPS function.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting the location information derived from the AGPS operation, to the client through the first communication modem of the dual mode MS.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting the location information derived from the AGPS operation, to the client through the integration location server.

12. The method of claim 8, after performing the AGPS operation, further comprising inactivating the second communication modem.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising, before requesting the MS location information for emergency service, inactivating the second communication modem and accessing a corresponding network through the first communication modem by the dual mode MS.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the authentication server comprises a database for mapping an IDentifier (ID) for the first communication modem and an ID for the second communication modem.

15. An apparatus for supporting an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) during emergency service in a dual mode Mobile Station (MS), the apparatus comprises:

a first communication modem for accessing a first communication network and receiving an MS location information request for emergency service;

a dual mode modem controller for activating a second communication modem when the MS location information request for emergency service is received; and

the second communication modem for accessing a second communication network in response to the MS location information request for emergency service and performing an AGPS operation.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first communication modem transmits a secured MS location to a network.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second communication modem comprises an AGPS function, and the first communication modem does not comprise an AGPS function.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein, after performing the AGPS operation, the dual mode modem controller inactivates the second communication modem.

19. A method for supporting an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) during emergency service in a dual mode Mobile Station (MS), the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a first communication network through a first communication modem and receiving an MS location information request for emergency service;

activating a second communication modem, when the MS location information request for emergency service is received; and

accessing a second communication network in response to the MS location information request for emergency service and performing an AGPS operation.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising transmitting an MS location, secured through the AGPS operation, to a network.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the second communication modem comprises an AGPS function, and the first communication modem does not comprise an AGPS function.

22. The method of claim 19, further comprising inactivating the second communication modem, after performing the AGPS operation.