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Methods and apparatuses supporting multiple positioning protocol versions in wireless communication networks

US8676233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Sven Fischer · Leipzig, DE
Kirk Burroughs · Alamo, US
Ie-Hong Lin · Cupertino, US
Grant Alexander Marshall · Mountain View, US
Stephen William Edge · Escondido, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2012
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/303
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses that support multiple positioning protocol versions within wireless communication networks are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes determining, at a first device, a first set of versions of a positioning protocol supported by the first device. An indication signal is transmitted from the first device to a second device. The indication signal includes a set of position determination data messages (PDDMs). Each particular PPDM of the set of PDDMs has a corresponding particular version of the first set of versions.

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