Adaptive sensor activation and configuration for positioning

A method of sensor activation for positioning a mobile device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• during a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) positioning session between the mobile device and a location server:
• sending, in a first LPP message from the mobile device for which sensor data reporting is inactive, location information to the location server, wherein the location information includes measured position information and does not include sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile device;
• determining, with the mobile device, that a trigger condition has been met for activating the sensor data reporting;
• and
• responsive to determining the trigger condition has been met, sending combined location information in a second LPP message from the mobile device to the location server, wherein the combined location information includes sensor data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device.

A location server enabling sensor activation for positioning a mobile device in a wireless communication network, the location server comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processing units communicatively coupled with the at least one transceiver and the memory, the one or more processing units configured to:
• during a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) positioning session between the mobile device and a location server:
• receive, in a first LPP message received via the at least one transceiver, location information from the mobile device for which sensor data reporting is inactive, wherein the location information includes measured position information and does not include sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile device;
• determine that a trigger condition has been met regarding for activating the reporting;
• responsive to determining the trigger condition has been met, send, via the at least one transceiver to the mobile device, an activation message comprising instructions to activate the sensor data reporting;
• and
• subsequent to activating the sensor data reporting, receive combined location information at the location server in a second LPP message from the mobile device, wherein the combined location information includes sensor data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device.

A mobile device enabling sensor activation for positioning a mobile device in a wireless communication network, the mobile device comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processing units communicatively coupled with the at least one transceiver and the memory, the one or more processing units configured to:
• during a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) positioning session between the mobile device and a location server:
• send, in a first LPP message via the at least one transceiver while sensor data reporting is inactive for the mobile device, location information to the location server, wherein the location information includes measured position information and does not include sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile device;
• determine that a trigger condition has been met for activating the sensor data reporting;
• and
• responsive to determining the trigger condition has been met, send combined location information in a second LPP message via the at least one transceiver to the location server, wherein the combined location information includes sensor data from the one or more sensors of the mobile device.