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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116786 | Set initiated area event triggered positioning method in mobile communication system A SET-initiated area event triggered positioning method in a session-based service system is disclosed. The method is variously performed according to a proxy mode or a non-proxy mode, and further according to which SLP (SUPL location platform) has a positioning pro... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116785 | Method for providing location-based service using location token Provided is a method for providing a location-based service using a location token. The method includes the steps of: a) receiving an encrypted token message including constraints for location information access from a terminal; b) decoding and storing the transmitt... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116783 | Method and apparatus for determining the location of a wireless client device on a wireless network The rate at which a particular wireless client may be PINGed may depend on many factors, including the accuracy with which the location of the wireless client is required to be known, how accurate the system has historically been able to locate other previous client... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116784 | Mid-call synchronization for U-TDOA and AoA location in UMTS In a wireless location system, a method for determining frame and slot timing information for use in receiving an uplink signal from a user equipment (UE) device assigned to an uplink Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) includes receiving signals in the uplin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112096 | System and method for locating an unknown base station A system and method for estimating a location of an unknown Node B in a wireless communication system having a plurality of other nodes and a plurality of location measurement units. A first value may be determined based on a network timing characteristic for one of... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112097 | Base station A base station FLC powered by a commercial power source includes a registration unit 122 for registering information of at least one mobile station using the base station, a battery 160 for supplying power to the base station, a power control unit 1... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112098 | Method of determining optimal cell configuration based upon determined device location A configuration device for configuring a wireless device within a wireless cell can include a receiving unit configured to receive a request message from a wireless device within a wireless cell. In addition, the configuration device can include a first processing u... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107971 | Location-based bookmarks Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for using a location aware device to determine a current location, recording a location bookmark for the current location using the location aware device, storing the locat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103286 | Wireless communication system for automatically generating a received signal strength distribution map The invention discloses a wireless communication system including first mobile devices, a second mobile device, and a system end. The system end cooperates with the second device to determine a coordinate of each of the first mobile devices. When each of the first m... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103287 | Methods and apparatus for resolving wireless signal components Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to generate data that can be used by a receiver (e.g., UE) to resolve the contributions of individual transmitters, such as to determine its location without resort to external devices such as GPS satellites. In one ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103289 | System of utilizing cell information to locate a wireless device A system is described that utilizes the measured characteristics of a cell site or a plurality of cell sites (100, 102, 104) and the cellular identification to selectively provide a wireless device (118) with location aiding from a cellular network ser... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103288 | Estimation of speed and direction of travel in a WLAN positioning system using multiple position estimations A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103285 | Apparatus, system and method for determining a geographical location of a portable communication device A wireless access point receives a reverse link (RL) wireless wide area network (WWAN) signals from a wireless communication device and forwards wireless local area network (WLAN) location information related to the received RL WWAN signal to a position determining ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099103 | Method for locating mobile terminals A method for locating mobile terminals is provided. First, information of a home Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) of a target mobile terminal, the location of which is to be determined, is checked in response to a location service request from a client. Then, infor... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099104 | Location based services for integrated cellular and LAN networks Determining the physical location of a WLAN client includes making a request to a core network of an integrated cellular—WLAN network. Using an HLR and WLAN client identifier, the WLAN network in which the client is located is determined. A location request is the... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099105 | Device based trigger for location push event A software LBS trigger is initiated by a wireless device to request a set of proximate location information points relating to, e.g., points of interest, location tagged blogs, etc., based on the user's current location. The LBS trigger may be initiated when the use... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095148 | Position information processing method, position information processing system, position information processing apparatus, communication apparatus and program A position information processing method includes: measuring, at a communication apparatus, a signal intensity of a signal transmitted from a plurality of base stations; recording a history of signal intensity information at one or more times in a history storage me... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095152 | Method and system for dynamic estimation and predictive route generation The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for dynamic route estimation and prediction using discrete sampled location updates from various mobile devices for the purpose of providing a graphical representation of a mobile... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095146 | Method and system for directing a wireless user to a location for improved communication An information handling system for improving reception comprises logic for determining a target location for improved communication for a wireless telecommunication unit based in part on information representing a recent position of the wireless telecommunication un... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095151 | Providing location information of a user equipment In a communication system, a method for providing a location service with geographical location information associated with a user equipment capable of communicating with the communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: storing connection inf... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095149 | Method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries. In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device is assigned to a workgroup. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desir... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095150 | Method and apparatus for conveying location of lost or motionless mobile communication devices Movement of a mobile communication device is monitored during any of its powered modes. Upon sensing lack of movement, the location of the device is identified. If no movement has been sensed during a predetermined time period, determination is made as to whether th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095147 | Multi-device location monitoring system A method and device are provided for receiving a wireless location tracking activation signal. Location monitoring in initiated based on the received wireless location tracking activation. A geographic location is periodically determined and transmitted to a remote ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090383 | Method and system for charging for a service based on time spent at a facility In some embodiments, techniques for location-based services may comprise receiving a first report associated with a mobile phone and with entering a facility, receiving a second report associated with the mobile phone and with exiting the facility, and determining a... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090384 | System and method for generating a location estimate using a method of intersections The location of a wireless mobile device may be estimated using, at least in part, one or more pre-existing Network Measurement Reports (“NMRs”) which include calibration data for a number of locations within a geographic region. The calibration data for these l... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090386 | Estimation of speed and direction of travel in a WLAN positioning system A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086249 | Ranging of wireless communication networks with distant wireless links A method of operating a communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first location information related to a geographic location of a wireless communication device and a second location information related to a geographic location of an access ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086247 | Secure user plane location session initiation improvement Systems and methods of sending a secure user plane location (SUPL) session initiation message from a location platform to a SUPL-enabled terminal are provided. When a network-based application has an internet protocol (IP) connection with the SUPL-enabled terminal u... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086246 | System and program for providing user location information with a personal information management program Provided are a system, program, and data structures for providing user location information with a personal information manager program. Position coordinates of a wireless device associated with a user are generated, along with time information indicating a time whe... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086248 | Estimating location using multi-antenna radio receiver Packets are periodically transmitted by a plurality of radio beacons deployed at known positions over a location estimation area. Monitoring is conducted for incoming packets. Upon receipt of a packet from a kth one of the beacons, received signal strengt... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086245 | Advertising and controlling the advertisement of wireless hot spots A process of determining locations of and services offered by wireless hotspots is disclosed. Locations of and services offered by wireless hotspots, for wireless portable devices to wirelessly connect to a larger network, are requested from a selected one of a wire... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081986 | Method for transmitting location information A method for transmitting location information includes the steps of: a) receiving a start message including MO (mobile originated location request) mode information from a first terminal; b) calculating location information of the first terminal; and c) transmittin... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081987 | Method and system for implementing a GIS data collection network Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for implementing a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) network. In one embodiment, configuration data comprising a unique identification of a mobile electronic device and an assigned membership of the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081989 | Legacy cellular device with upgraded GIS functionality Embodiments of the present invention recite a method for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device. In one embodiment, a GIS data collector application is installed upon a legacy electronic device which is... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081988 | Method and system for provisioning a java equipped celluar telephone Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for provisioning a Java equipped cellular telephone. In one embodiment, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collector application is uploaded onto a Java equipped cellular telephone for enabling... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078192 | Supporting the use of a virtual reference station For supporting the use of virtual reference stations, an apparatus may receive a request to provide virtual measurements on beacon signals that are valid for a virtual reference station, the request including an indication of a desired location of the virtual refere... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078191 | System and method of updating presence information A network node provides presence updates to mobile users. The node reduces the amount of network traffic by eliminating the need for explicit messaging used to inform a user of presence updates. Additionally, the node reduces network traffic by consolidating presenc... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078194 | Position determination using received broadcast signals A radio device that is capable of positioning itself within a broadcast radio system includes a receiver operable to receive a plurality of broadcast radio signals, each broadcast from a respective one of a plurality of broadcast radio signal sources. The radio devi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078193 | Method and system for determining radio spectrum availability and quality A method is provided for analyzing radio spectrum solutions of a wireless communication service. The method may include obtaining address information of two end points of a wireless communication path of the wireless communication service and performing a check on t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078189 | System and method for providing location based services over a network In a method for providing location-based information over a network, a plurality of GPS reference data sets, corresponding to a plurality of respective local areas, are acquired at intervals such that each GPS reference data set is updated on a continuous basis. A p... | 12/13/2011 |
