Patent ID: 7962158
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A handling method after updating of privacy profile of a target UE, the method comprising: when a location service (LCS) system is aware that a privacy profile of the target UE was updated, for a deferred location request in activated state against the target UE, the deferred location request being from a LCS client requesting for location information of the target UE, the LCS system performing a privacy check based on the updated privacy profile of the target UE, if the deferred location request passes the privacy check, the LCS system continuing to handle the deferred location request; otherwise, if the deferred location request does not pass the privacy check, the LCS system initializing a cancellation procedure to the deferred location request, wherein the deferred location request is a UE available event location request, and initiating the cancellation procedure comprises the steps of: a Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) of the LCS system sending to a Core Network (CN) a request for cancelling the deferred location request, the cancellation request carrying an identification of the UE available event location request; the CN deleting saved information corresponding to the UE available event location request in accordance with the received identification of the UE available event location request, and then sending to the GMLC a message of acknowledgement of the cancellation of the UE available event location request; the GMLC deleting saved information corresponding to the UE available event location request in accordance with the identification of the UE available event location request upon receiving the acknowledgement message from the CN.