US 2004/0203884 A1Published application

Method and system for determining location of a mobile communication unit

OwnerPatti McCalmont, Robert Allen Sherry +3inventors

InventorsPatti McCalmont, Robert Allen Sherry, Mark Nathaniel Drennan, Edward Schlein, Kuen-Yih Hwang

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Abstract

A method for determining location of a mobile unit, whether active or idle, of a plurality of communication units in a telecommunication network including at least one mobile service tower or access point for establishing a wireless communication link with the mobile unit includes the steps of: (A) Posing a location query from an originating calling unit in communication with the network specifying the mobile unit. (B) Selected calling sessions with selected communication units are preceded by a plurality of set-up signals for configuring the network for supporting the calling sessions. Routing at least one set-up signal to the mobile unit in response to the location query to alert the mobile signal of the posing. (C) Sending at least one response signal from the mobile unit to the originating calling unit identifying a respective mobile service tower or access point in wireless communication with the mobile unit.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining geographic location of a particular mobile communication unit served by a telecommunication network;

said telecommunication network effecting communication calling among selected communication units of a plurality of communication units in a plurality of calling sessions;
said plurality of communication units including a plurality of mobile units and a plurality of wireline units;
said telecommunication network configuring for supporting a respective said calling session of said plurality of calling sessions using a plurality of routing signals;
said telecommunication network including at least one mobile switching facility;
each respective mobile switching facility of said at least one mobile switching facility operating with at least one mobile service access point for effecting wireless communication with selected mobile units of said plurality of mobile units;
the method comprising the steps of:
(a) posing a location query from an originating communication unit of said plurality of communication units;
said location query specifying said particular mobile communication unit;
(b) sending at least one routing signal of said plurality of routing signals via at least one serving mobile service access point of said at least one mobile service access point to said particular mobile communication unit for alerting said particular mobile communication unit of said posing;
(c) generating a first responsive message from said particular mobile communication unit to said at least one serving mobile service access point to acknowledge receiving said at least one routing signal alert;
and
(d) generating a second responsive message from said at least one serving mobile service access point to said originating communication unit;
said second responsive message identifying said at least one serving mobile service access point.

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A method for determining geographic location of a particular mobile communication unit of a plurality of communication units in a telecommunication network;

said telecommunication network including at least one mobile service access point for establishing a wireless communication link with said particular mobile communication unit;
selected calling sessions with selected communication units of said plurality of communication units being preceded by a plurality of set-up signals for configuring said telecommunications network for supporting said selected calling sessions;
the method comprising the steps of:
(a) posing a location query from an originating calling unit in communication with said telecommunication network;
said location query specifying said particular mobile communication unit;
(b) in response to said location query routing at least one set-up signal of said plurality of set-up signals to said particular mobile communication unit to alert said particular mobile communication signal of said posing;
(c) sending at least one response signal from said particular mobile communication unit to said originating calling unit identifying a respective serving mobile service access point of said at least one mobile service access point in wireless communication with said particular mobile communication unit.

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A system for determining geographic location of a particular mobile communication unit of a plurality of communication units in a telecommunication network;

said telecommunication network including at least one mobile service access point for establishing a wireless communication link with said particular mobile communication unit;
said establishing said wireless communication link including a plurality of set-up signals for configuring said telecommunications network for supporting said wireless communication link;
the system comprising:
(a) means for posing a location query from an originating calling unit in communication with said telecommunication network;
said location query specifying said particular mobile communication unit;
(b) means for routing at least one set-up signal of said plurality of set-up signals to said particular mobile communication unit in response to said location query to alert said particular mobile communication signal of said posing;
(c) means for sending at least one response signal from said particular mobile communication unit to said originating calling unit identifying a respective serving mobile service access point of said at least one mobile service access point in wireless communication with said particular mobile communication unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.