| US 7,532,894 B1 | ||
| Providing location information of a user equipment | ||
| Ahti Muhonen, Holperintie 39, Fin-04680, Hirvihaara (Finland); Jan Kall, Jupperinmetsa 2B, Fin-02730, Espoo (Finland); Marjatta Vacker, Ahdenkallionkatu 34 E, Fin-05820, Hyvinkaa (Finland); Timo Rantalainen, Meripuistotie 4 A 7, Fin-00200, Helsinki (Finland); and Johanna Pekonen, Otsolahdentie 7 D 45, Fin- 02110, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/110,661 PCT Filed Oct. 11, 2000, PCT No. PCT/EP00/10224 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Nov. 25, 2002, PCT Pub. No. WO01/28269, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 19, 2001. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 9924521.9 (GB), filed on Oct. 15, 1999. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—456.1 [455/456.2; 455/456.3; 455/456.5; 455/404.2; 455/435.1; 455/446; 455/449; 455/458] | 40 Claims |
| 1. A method in a communication system for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with
a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system, the method comprising:
(a) storing geographical location information associated with a user equipment at a first location register of a communication
system;
(b) checking an indicator stored in the first location register, at the end of a monitoring period, to determine if the geographical
location information was transmitted from the first location register to a second location register during the monitoring
period, wherein the end of the monitoring period is determined using a timer;
(c) if the geographical location information was not transmitted from the first location register to the second location register
during the monitoring period, transmitting the geographical location information from the first location register to the second
location register at the end of the monitoring period;
(d) after transmitting the geographical location information from the first location register to the second location register
in (c), resetting the timer; and
(e) repeating (b)-(d).
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