Location system
OwnerJarko Niemenmaainventor
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Abstract
A method of locating user equipment in a communication network during handover. The method includes requesting the location of the user equipment which is communicating on a first channel and initiating the determination of the location of the user equipment, and handing over the user equipment for communicating on a second channel. The determination of the location of the user equipment is suspended until the handing over has been completed.
Claims21
A method of locating user equipment in a communication network, the method comprising:
- requesting a location of user equipment which is communicating on a first channel;
- initiating a determination of the location of the user equipment;
- and
- handing over the user equipment for communicating on a second channel,
- wherein said determination of the location of the user equipment is suspended until said handing over has been completed.
A system for locating user equipment in a communications network, the system comprising:
- a location entity;
- a controller, configured to send a request to the location entity for locating user equipment which is configured to communicate on a first channel, the location entity being configured to initiate a determination of a location of said user equipment,
- wherein when said user equipment is being handed over to communicate on a second channel, the location entity is configured to suspend the determination of the location of the user equipment until handing over has been completed.
A location entity for use in a system for locating user equipment in a communications network, the system comprising a controller, and said location entity being configured to:
- receive a request from a controller for locating user equipment which is configured to communicate on a first channel,
- initiate a determination of a location,
- wherein said location entity is configured so that when the user equipment is being handed over to communicate on a second channel, determination of the location of the user equipment is suspended until said handing over has been completed.
A system for locating user equipment in a communication network, the system comprising:
- requesting means for requesting a location of user equipment which is communicating on a first channel;
- initiating means for initiating a determination of the location of the user equipment;
- handing over means for handing over the user equipment for communicating on a second channel,
- wherein said determination of the location of the user equipment is suspended until said handing over has been completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.