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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2009
Wen Xue, Overland Park, KS (US);
Saurindra M. Basu, Reston, VA (US);
Jay Douglas Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Wen Xue, Overland Park, KS (US);
Saurindra M. Basu, Reston, VA (US);
Jay Douglas Cole, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A first authorization system authorizes a mobile device to access over a first wireless network a plurality of services provided by a plurality of service systems. A second authorization system authorizes the mobile device to access the plurality of services over a second wireless network. The second authorization system also transfers location information corresponding to a location of the mobile device to the first authorization system. A first service system of the plurality of service systems provides a first service of the plurality of services. The first service system receives a request for the first service and transfers a request to the first authorization system for the location information. The first service system receives the location information, processes the location information, and selects a positioning satellite based on the location information. The first service system transfers a message indicating the positioning satellite to the mobile device.