Patent ID: 8072381

Claim:
A method for improving location determination in a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving, at a server and from a mobile device, an indication that the mobile device detects a first supplemental position determination signal not associated with an overhead channel set that is transmitted in support of traffic channels required to support voice or data communications; receiving, at the server and from the mobile device, an indication that the mobile device detects a second supplemental position determination signal not associated with the overhead channel set that is transmitted in support of the traffic channels required to support the voice or data communications; referencing a database to identify one or more criteria associated with the first and second supplemental position determination signals; determining from the one or more criteria associated with the first and second supplemental position determination signals that the first and second supplemental position determination signals should be used for determining the location of the mobile device; based on determining that the first supplemental position determination signal should be used for position determination, determining a location associated with a source of the first supplemental position determination signal; based on determining that the second supplemental position determination signal should be used for position determination, determining a location associated with a source of the second supplemental position determination signal; and using the locations associated with the sources of the first and second supplemental position determination signals to determine the location of the mobile device.