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Location method, device and system for secure user plane location enabled terminal

US8744409B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2011
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W80/085
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for locating a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Enabled Terminal (SET) is provided by the present invention. The method includes that: the SET obtaining the location service information of the local access network when accessing the local access network, wherein the location service information includes the address and/or identification of at least one of the location server in the local access network; the SET transmitting the location service information of the local access network to the Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) of the SET; and the SET receiving the location service information transmitted by the H-SLP, wherein the location service information includes the address and/or identification of the location server providing the location service for the SET in the local access network. An SET and an H-SLP are also provided by the present invention.

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