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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Kermit Qiu, Guangzhou, CN;
Bjorn Andersson, Guang Zhou, CN;
Vitomir Ilic, Hägersten, SE;
Johan Bolin, Spanga, SE;
Ake Busin, Sollentuna, SE;
Kermit Qiu, Guangzhou, CN;
Bjorn Andersson, Guang Zhou, CN;
Vitomir Ilic, Hägersten, SE;
Johan Bolin, Spanga, SE;
Ake Busin, Sollentuna, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method and service-related nodes for providing a deferred distance notification for at least two user devices. A Location-based gateway receives a request for a deferred distance notification for user devices, and sends a request to a Location enabler for the location of the user devices. The gateway receives location data from the Location enabler, and monitors the fulfillment of user device distance-related event criteria. When a user device distance-related event criterion is fulfilled, the gateway triggers the deferred distance notification, and sends the notification of the user device distance event to an application node. The application node sends a location request after which the Application node receives the notification. Distance notification can thus be provided to a user requesting a location-deferred service, such that the location of entire groups of users can be revealed to the requesting party.