Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Sebastian Kraufvelin

Tomi Varonen

Ville Ruutu

Jan Kall

Janne Markus Muhonen

Jarko Niemenmaa

Petri Kokkonen

Jan Ignatius

Heikki Hemmi

Jan KÅLL

Janne Muhonen

A method of providing information regarding a mobile station adapted for communication via a communication system is provided. In the method an area event notification request is received at a location service entity provided in association with the communication system, the area event notification request containing information associated with the identity of the mobile station and an area of interest. Monitoring for an event indicative of a change in the presence status of the mobile station relative to said area of interest is then activated. A notification is signalled in response to detection of such event.

Provision of information regarding a mobile station

A method of providing information regarding a mobile station adapted for communication via a communication system is provided. In the method an area even notification request is received at a location service entity provided in association with the communication system, the area event notification request containing information associated with the identity of the mobile station and an area of interest. Monitoring for an even indicative of a change in the presence status of the mobile station relative to said area of interest is then activated. A notification is signalled in response to detection of such event.

A method and system locates a mobile terminal addressed in a location service request using an overlay identity. According to one aspect of the invention a location service client accesses a first subscriber database, thereby providing said overlay identity, in order to derive a cellular identity of said mobile terminal. According to another aspect of the invention the location service client accesses a location service server in order thereby providing said overlay identity. The location service server initiates a privacy check using said overlay identity and in response receives a cellular identity. The cellular identity then may be used to request a location service to enhance functionality.

Method and system for locating a mobile terminal

A wireless communications network for providing location services comprising: a network element comprising storage means for storing network information of mobile stations, said network information including location information relating to the location of a mobile station and a subscriber identity; a passive location data storage entity for storing passive location data and subscriber identities; and means for transferring the location information and subscriber identity from the network element to the passive location data storage entity whereby the location information constitutes said passive location data for providing location services to a location services client.

Location services

Systems and methods of sending a secure user plane location (SUPL) session initiation message from a location platform to a SUPL-enabled terminal are provided. When a network-based application has an internet protocol (IP) connection with the SUPL-enabled terminal using general packet radio service (GPRS) and needs location information regarding the SUPL-enabled terminal, the network-based application indicates an available GPRS session in mobile location protocol standard location immediate request. The location platform uses an application server hosting the network-based application to request starting a SUPL-enabled terminal-initiated location procedure. Alternatively, the location platform can determine whether a SUPL-enabled terminal has an active IP connection from an authentication, authorization, and accounting server. The IP address of the SUPL-enabled terminal is returned to the location platform, upon which a SUPL session initiation message is sent to an associated GPRS Gateway Support Node. User Datagram Protocol is utilized instead of Wireless Datagram Protocol.

Secure user plane location session initiation improvement

In a communication system a request for location information associated with a target user is signalled from an entity. Said request contains information identifying the requestor of said location information. A verification is performed based on said identifying information if the target user has authorized the requester to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user. The location information provision is initiated if it is determined that the requester is authorised by the target user to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user.

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Sebastian Kraufvelin