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Selecting domain for transmitting a location service request

US7142875B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateDec 19, 2001
Grant dateNov 28, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W64/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a system comprising at least two different domains both supporting location services, the Gateway Mobile Location Center routing the location service requests receives a routing address for both domains, i.e., at least two addresses, if the target mobile station has subscription to both domains. In order to select via which domain the attempts should be first made to obtain the location information of the target MS is found out at least in one domain and preferably in both domains.

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