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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US);
Sven Fischer, Nuremberg, DE;
Philip Michael Hawkes, Warrimoo, AU;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/10 (2009.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); G01S 19/05 (2010.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01); G01S 19/25 (2010.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/05 (2013.01); G01S 19/25 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 9/3249 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/12 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various techniques are provided for Location Services (LCS) Assistance Data broadcast, for example for implementation in LTE and LTE-A systems. The embodiments described herein may use the LPP/LPPe positioning protocol, by making use of existing unsolicited Provide Assistance Data (PAD) messages. Embodiments avoid the need to define and implement a separate broadcast Assistance Data protocol. Additional exemplary embodiments for scheduling and verifying of the broadcast Assistance Data messages are described herein.