Patent ID: 8116725
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G01S,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for locating a position of a mobile terminal having a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception unit, comprising: receiving GPS data by the GPS reception unit comprising location information for producing a current position information of the mobile terminal; calculating by the control unit, a current position information of the mobile terminal using the GPS data; storing by the control unit the current position information of the mobile terminal; switching off the GPS reception unit after calculating the current position information of the mobile terminal; storing by the control unit a base station information received from a first base station to which the mobile terminal is connected with and starting a first timer; starting a second timer, when a handover to a second base station is detected; switching on by the control unit the GPS reception unit to update the current position information, when an expiration of the second timer is detected; and initializing the first timer simultaneously upon the expiration of the second timer.