Patent ID: 7668543
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for handling a location data request or location request relating to a subscriber in a mobile radio network, comprising: receiving a request from a first location request handling device at a subscriber database of a mobile radio network, for switching device address data of a switching device, via which the subscriber can currently be reached, the subscriber database being capable of receiving requests from a first version of a location request handling device for which there is provision to receive switching device address data from the subscriber database as a response and from a second version of a location request handling device for which there is provision to receive location request handling device address data representing an address of a further location request handling device; and determining whether the request is from a location request handling device of the first version or of the second version, wherein in the event that the request is from a location request handling device of the first version, specifying, via the subscriber database, to the first location request handling device, in a response, location request handling device address data representing an address of a further location request handling device instead of the switching device address data.