Patent ID: 8588813

Claim:
Apparatus for facilitating identification of a location at which a GAN-capable (Generic Access Network-capable) mobile station, connected in communication connectivity with a GAN radio network, is positioned, said apparatus comprising: a GAN database configured to store location data associated with the GAN-capable mobile station, wherein the location data includes location information for two or more location types of: an access point through which the GAN-capable mobile station communicates, a billing address associated with the GAN-capable mobile station, a cell global identification of a cell associated with the GAN-capable mobile station, and an Internet Protocol address of the GAN-capable mobile station; and a location-request responder capable of accessing said GAN database, wherein the location-request responder is operable to: access the GAN database to provide location information for the GAN-capable mobile station in response to a location request; when available, provide the location data for the access point through which the GAN-capable mobile station communicates in response to the location request; when the location data for the access point through which the GAN-capable mobile station communicates is not available in the GAN database for the GAN-capable mobile station, compare the billing address and the cell global identification (CGI) of the cell associated with the GAN-capable mobile station location data; and when the comparison of the billing address and the CGI are within a configurable accuracy factor, provide the billing address in response to the location request.