Nokia Corporation

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

Markus Maanoja

Petri Kokkonen

Tomi Varonen

Jan Kall

Jan Kåll

Jan Ignatius

Matti Saarenpää

Mikko Weckström

Mårten Lampinen

Marten Lampinen

Jan c/o Nokia Corporation Kall

Matti c/o Nokia Corporation Saarenpaa

Tomi c/o Nokia Corporation Varonen

The invention relates to a method for controlling information provided to a user in a telecommunications network from at least one information provider. The network has identifying information defining the at least one type of information which can be provided to the user. The method comprises the steps of determining the type of information which an information provider proposed to provide to the user; and uses the identifying information and the determined type of information to control if the proposed information can be provided to the user.

Method and equipment for controlling information provided to a user in a network

In a telecommunication system communication to and/or from a user equipment is carried on a user plane and messages supporting the communication are carried on a control plane. Information supporting provision of information about the location of the user equipment is also arranged to be carried on the user plane to and/or from the user equipment.

Provision of location information

There is disclosed a method and system for providing location services in a mobile wireless network between a user and a location services provider, wherein the control point of periodic location requests is dynamically allocated to one of a plurality of network elements.

Location request control

The present invention concerns a method for obtaining location information on the location of a terminal (UE) attached to a communication network, said method comprising the steps of: issuing, by an application (LCS_CLIENT) requiring such location information, a request for location information to said communication network, forwarding said request within said network to a routing entity (VMSC, SGSN) currently in charge of routing messages for said terminal, and collecting information for determining the location of said terminal in response to said request, wherein said collecting comprises the further steps of: inquiring an access control entity (RNC) of said network currently in charge of controlling access of said terminal to said network for parameters for location determination, providing a response from said access control entity to a location determination functional entity (SMLC), judging, at said location determination functional entity (SMLC), whether the response contains said inquired parameters, and if not, asking said routing entity to provide said location determination functional entity (SMLC) with information available at said routing entity for determining the location of the terminal.

Method for obtaining location related information allowing to locate a terminal attached to a communication network

A method of communicating information associated with provisioning of a service in a communication system and arrangement for the same is disclosed. In the method information about possible associations between an identifier of a mobile user equipment () and user plane addresses is stored in storage means (). A service provisioning entity may receive a request for the service from a client () connected to the communication system. Said request includes an identifier of the mobile user equipment. It is verified if a user plane address can be found from the storage means based on the identifier. If such a user plane address is found from the storage means, data associated with provisioning of the requested service is communicated to the mobile user equipment over a user plane connection associated with said address found from the storage means. If no user plane address can be found from the storage means based on the identifier, a new user plane connection is established, and data associated with provisioning of the requested service is communicated to the mobile user equipment over said established user plane connection.

Communicating information associated with provisioning of a service, over a user plane connection

A telecommunications system comprises at least one user and provides a first entity for storing information defining a privacy profile for at least one user. A second entity is arranged to store an association between at least one user and the first entity and the system is such that in response to a request for information relating to the user, the association stored in the second entity is used to identify the first entity so that a check can be made with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested information, can be provided.

Telecommunications system and method for controlling privacy

The present invention relates to a method for locating a wireless terminal device in a cellular network in response to a location request, wherein a quality information is added to the location request in order to define a requested quality of service. Based on the quality of service, a suitable place or network element for determining the location is selected. Thereby, a load sharing model can be provided such that the calculation capacity can be distributed and the signaling load reduced.

Quality based location method and system

A method for calculating the location of a mobile user terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: identifying a default sequence in which a plurality of location calculating methods should be executed to calculate said location; forming a new sequence by reordering said default sequence responsive to at least one system parameter; and executing at least one of said calculating methods in accordance with the new sequence to thereby calculate said location.

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