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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Pavel Despot, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Pavel Despot, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A proxy server in a wireless communication network and method thereof that receives data from a mobile station, processes the data in conjunction with information contained within proxy server databases, and forwards the data to a Position Determining Entity (PDE). The proxy server may include subscriber and network information databases. The subscriber database may include information regarding characteristics of the mobile station. This subscriber database information may be used by the proxy server to determine whether to forward or modify the data to the PDE. The network information database may include information regarding characteristics of the wireless communication network. The information from the network information database may be used by the proxy server to determine a route to forward the data to the PDE. A billing information database may also be included that prepares billing information based on predetermined characteristics of a roaming environment of the mobile station.