Patent ID: 9363631
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system for providing a triggerless centralized location server, the system comprising: a plurality of signaling message routing nodes configured to operate in a telecommunications network, wherein each of the plurality of signaling message routing nodes is configured to route messages to one or more of a plurality of home location registers (HLRs) and/or home subscriber servers (HSSs), wherein each of the plurality of signaling message routing nodes is configured to receive a signaling message having an intended destination, determine whether the received signaling message includes location information related to a subscriber, and, in response to a determination that the received signaling message includes location information related to a subscriber, extract the location information related to the subscriber, route the signaling message to the intended destination, and store the location information related to the subscriber in a centralized location database, wherein the centralized location database is configured to receive a request for location information associated with a subscriber, and, in response to receiving the request, retrieve the location information associated with the subscriber from the database and provide the retrieved location information in response to the request, wherein the centralized location database receives location information related to a plurality of subscribers in the network and from a plurality of signaling message routing nodes, wherein the plurality of subscribers are associated with the plurality of HLRs and/or HSSs, wherein the centralized location database provides the location information regardless of which HLR or HSS among the plurality of HLRs and/or HSSs is associated with the subscriber.