# US 2010/0167754 A1 · Method and apparatus for obtaining location information using smart card > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0167754 A1 - Document ID: US20100167754A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/642,250 - Filed: 2009-12-18 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-22 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Paul JOLIVET - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167754A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04L 67/303: Terminal profiles - H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal - H04W 8/205: {Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method and device for providing location information to a smart card, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention provides a mobile terminal for communicating with a smart card and a location device associated with the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising: a controller configured to provide terminal profile information to the smart card, to receive a geographical location request from the smart card based on the terminal profile information, to send a terminal response to the smart card in response to the geographical location request, to obtain location information of the mobile terminal from the location device in response to the geographical location request, and to sending an envelope signal including the obtained location information to the smart card. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile terminal for communicating with a smart card and a location device associated with the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising: a controller configured to provide terminal profile information to the smart card, to receive a geographical location request from the smart card based on the terminal profile information, to send a terminal response to the smart card in response to the geographical location request, to obtain location information of the mobile terminal from the location device in response to the geographical location request, and to send an envelope signal including the obtained location information to the smart card. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal response indicates that the geographical location request has been successfully executed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal response includes error information identifying an error associated with processing of the geographical location request. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal profile information includes information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request is one bit information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the geographical location request includes parameters identifying at least one of the following: horizontal accuracy information; vertical coordinate information; velocity information; preferred GAD shapes information; preferred NMEA sentences information; or preferred maximum response time information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the obtained location information is current geographical location information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller communicates with the location device to obtain the location information, where the location device is an autonomous GPS device, an Assisted GPS device, or an Assisted GNSS device. ### Claim 9 A method of providing location information using a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal configured to communicate with a smart card and a location device, the method performed by the mobile terminal and comprising: providing terminal profile information to the smart card; receiving a geographical location request from the smart card based on the terminal profile information; sending a terminal response to the smart card in response to the geographical location request; obtaining location information of the mobile terminal from the location device in response to the geographical location request; and sending an envelope signal including the obtained location information to the smart card. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the terminal response indicates that the geographical location request has been successfully executed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the terminal response includes error information identifying an error associated with processing of the geographical location request. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the terminal profile information includes information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request is one bit information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the geographical location request includes parameters identifying at least one of the following: horizontal accuracy information; vertical coordinate information; velocity information; preferred GAD shapes information; preferred NMEA sentences information; or preferred maximum response time information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the obtained location information is current geographical location information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the obtaining step obtains the location information by communicating with the location device, where the GPS device is an autonomous GPS device, an Assisted GPS device, or an Assisted GNSS device. ### Claim 17 A smart card for communicating with a mobile terminal, the smart card comprising: a controller configured to receive terminal profile information from the mobile terminal, to send a geographical location request to the mobile terminal based on the received terminal profile information, to receive a terminal response from the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request, and to receive an envelope signal including location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the terminal response indicates that the geographical location request has been successfully executed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the terminal response includes error information identifying an error associated with processing of the geographical location request. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the terminal profile information includes information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The smart card of claim 20, wherein the information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request is one bit information. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the geographical location request includes parameters identifying at least one of the following: horizontal accuracy information; vertical coordinate information; velocity information; preferred GAD shapes information; preferred NMEA sentences information; or preferred maximum response time information. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the location information is current geographical location information. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The smart card of claim 17, wherein the location information of the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request is determined using an autonomous GPS device, an Assisted GPS device, or an Assisted GNSS device associated with the mobile terminal. ### Claim 25 A method of providing location information to a smart card, the smart configured to communicate with a mobile terminal, the method performed by the smart card and comprising: receiving terminal profile information from the mobile terminal; sending a geographical location request to the mobile terminal based on the received terminal profile information; receiving a terminal response from the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request; and receiving an envelope signal including location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the terminal response indicates that the geographical location request has been successfully executed. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the terminal response includes error information identifying an error associated with processing of the geographical location request. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the terminal profile information includes information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein the information indicating whether or not the mobile terminal supports a service associated with the geographical location request is one bit information. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the geographical location request includes parameters identifying at least one of the following: horizontal accuracy information; vertical coordinate information; velocity information; preferred GAD shapes information; preferred NMEA sentences information; or preferred maximum response time information. ### Claim 31 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the location information is current geographical location information. ### Claim 32 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the location information of the mobile terminal in response to the geographical location request is determined using an autonomous GPS device, an Assisted GPS device, or an Assisted GNSS device associated with the mobile terminal.