Geolocation of mobile devices

Method for the determination of the current position of a mobile device, comprising the steps of:

• accessing wirelessly a plurality of different position information sources for acquiring position information, the position information comprising respectively at least information about the position of the corresponding position information source,
• manually selecting at least one of the plurality of accessed position information sources depending on the values of operation parameters associated with the different position information sources, and
• determining the position of the mobile device based on the position information of the at least one selected position information source.

A software program for operating a mobile device, for determining the current position of the mobile device, the software program including instructions for:

• accessing wirelessly a plurality of different position information sources for acquiring position information, the position information comprising respectively at least information about the position of the corresponding position information source,
• selecting at least one of the plurality of accessed position information sources depending on the values of operation parameters associated with the different position information sources, a set of operation parameters used for this selection defining a selection policy, wherein one different selection policy can be set, and
• determining the position of the mobile device based on the position information of the at least one selected position information source.

Mobile device comprising means for the determination of its current position, comprising:

• means for wirelessly accessing a plurality of different position information sources for acquiring position information, the position information comprising respectively at least information about the position of the corresponding position information source, a set of operation parameters used for this selection defining a selection policy, wherein one different selection policy can be set,
• means for selecting at least one of the plurality of accessed position information sources depending on the values of operation parameters associated with the different position information sources, and
• means for determining the position of the mobile device based on the position information of the at least one selected position information source.

Mobile device comprising means for the determination of its current position, comprising:

• means for wirelessly accessing a plurality of different position information sources for acquiring position information, the position information comprising respectively at least information about the position of the corresponding position information source,
• means for manually selecting at least one of the plurality of accessed position information sources depending on the values of operation parameters associated with the different position information sources, and
• means for determining the position of the mobile device based on the position information of the at least one selected position information source.