GPS assistance data delivery method and system
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsKari Pihl, Hannu Piril{overscore (a)}
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Abstract
A Network Assisted Mobile Terminal GPS system includes a plurality of GPS-capable mobile terminals (10) each having a transceiver, and a wireless telecommunications network (32) having at least one base site transceiver (30) for transmitting GPS Assistance Data to individual ones of the plurality of GPS-capable mobile stations using a point-to-point signalling protocol. In the illustrative embodiment described herein the point-to-point signalling protocol is comprised of at least one of an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) Attach, a Normal Location Update, or a Periodic Location Update signalling protocol.
Claims2
A method for providing GPS Assistance data to a mobile station, comprising steps of:
- making a request for the GPS Assistance Data with a mobile station using a Mobile Originated Location Request after a Location Update with a Follow-On Request pending;
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- delivering the requested GPS Assistance Data to the mobile station in a point-to-point manner using a Follow-On procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.