Location technology support determinations in wireless communications networks and devices
US7082311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining location technology supported by a wireless communications network including sending (505) a location request, for example a MO-LR request, from a mobile wireless subscriber device to the network, receiving a network response (515) in reply to the location request, determining the subscriber device location technology supported by the network from the network response (535, 550), and in some embodiments the location technology of the subscriber device is controlled based on the technology supported by the network.
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