Patent ID: 6516197
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A mobile station for reporting positioning information to a network in wireless communication with said mobile station, comprising:a transceiver unit for receiving a positioning request for said mobile station and sending a reporting message including at least said positioning information to said network; a positioning measurement module connected to said transceiver unit for obtaining at least one positioning measurement for said mobile station; a location calculation module for receiving said at least one positioning measurement for said positioning measurement module and calculating at least one location information identifying the location of said mobile station within said network, using said at least one positioning measurement; and a reporting module for receiving said location information from said location calculation module and initiating said reporting message towards said transceiver unit, said positioning information comprising the number of said at least one location information calculated by said mobile station and/or the duration of time over which all of said at least one location information were calculated.