Patent ID: 8712378
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising steps of: transmitting a Mobile Location Protocol (MLP) request message through a wireless mobile communication network, from a validation program running on a mobile station, to a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) server; the MLP request message containing credential information for an Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) application, separate from the validation program, running on the mobile station; receiving a MLP response message, by the validation program, through the network from the SUPL server, responsive to the credential information; the MLP response message indicating whether the SUPL server has authorized the AGPS application; and responsive to an indication of authorization of the AGPS application, initiating a communication between the AGPS application and the SUPL server, through the network, to implement a function of the AGPS application including a determination of position of the mobile station.