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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Rickard Evertsson, Lund, SE;

Martin Klitte, Malmö, SE;

Staffan Månsson, Åkarp, SE;

Ali Nader, Malmö, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/003 (2013.01); G01S 5/0289 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided mechanisms for locating wireless devices. A method is performed by a network operator node of cells. The method comprises obtaining an indication to locate wireless devices in a geographical area from a surveillance center node (s). The method comprises initiating a change of logical group area identity of those of its cells that at least partly overlap with the geographical area (s), thereby initiating location reporting from those wireless devices located in the geographical area that are in idle mode. The method comprises, in response thereto, receiving location indicating information from the wireless devices in the geographical area (s).


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