Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Christopher W Wright

Mark Edwards

Nanna Svane Theisen

Klaus Pai

Raul E Carpio

Matthias Nerling

Raul R Carpio

Valerie Wright, Legal Representative

Anneke Kate Brenner, Legal Representative

Georgina Beth Redican, Legal Representative

A communication system () comprises a plurality of mobile stations () each operable to communicate with other communication stations by a wireless link of a first kind, at least one location indicator () operable to detect by a wireless link of a second kind a location of at least one () of the mobile stations when the at least one mobile station is within a communication range of the location indicator, at least one proxy location server () operably coupled to at least one associated location indicator (), and a location server () operable to communicate with the at least one proxy location server to receive a notification of the location of the at least one mobile station () when detected to be within communication range of the associated location indicator ().

Communication system and a mobile station, proxy location server and method of operation for use in the system

A mobile station () operable in a wireless communication system (), the mobile station including means (of) for reporting to a location server () of the system a current location of the mobile station and a controller (of) for controlling the means for reporting to report to the location server a current location of a second mobile station () detected to be near to the mobile station. A wireless communication system () in which the mobile station is operable and a method () operable in the system are also described.

Mobile station, wireless communication system and method of operation

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Christopher W Wright