Patent · US Expired

Providing location information of a user equipment

US7532894B1 · kind B1 · utility

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40Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 2000
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 18, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W60/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to provision of a location service. The location service is arranged to receive geographical location information associated with a user equipment of the communication system. In the method geographical location information associated with the user equipment is stored at a first location register of the communication system and processed in a predefined manner. A check is made whether geographical location information has or has not been transported from the first location register to a second location register. If the Information has not been transported, the processed geographical location information is transported from the first location register to the second location register.

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