Patent ID: 7873370
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A location based notification method in a method for calculating a location of a terminal by exchanging messages between a location server and the terminal according to a client's request, the location based notification method comprising: receiving a SUPL INIT (Secure User Plane Location Initialization) message from the location server before establishing a connection with the location server, the SUPL INIT message including a notification mode parameter, wherein the notification mode parameter indicates whether or not a notification and verification based on a location of the terminal are to be performed after the location of the terminal is calculated, and wherein the notification is for requesting a response indicating whether or not provision of the calculated location of the terminal to the client is allowed, and the verification is for providing the response indicating whether or not the provision of the calculated location of the terminal to the client is allowed; checking the received notification mode parameter to determine whether the notification and verification based on the location of the terminal are to be performed; starting a positioning session with the location server in order to obtain the calculated location of the terminal; sending a SUPL NOTIFY RESPONSE message to the location server in response to a SUPL NOTIFY message received from the location server, if the notification mode parameter indicates that the notification and verification based on the location of the terminal are to be performed; before a releasing step, receiving a session end message after receiving the SUPL NOTIFY message when the notification mode parameter indicates that the notification and verification based on the location of the terminal are to be performed; and releasing the connection with the location server after sending the SUPL NOTIFY RESPONSE message to the location server and after receiving the session end message.