Patent ID: 7184746

Claim:
A method suitable for providing network support for CDMA assisted-GPS and/or AFLT during emergency calls, the method comprising: receiving at a mobile position center an origination request for an emergency call from a mobile station; determining if a mobile position capability parameter is available for the emergency call; if the mobile position capability parameter is not available, an MPC sending a geoposition request to a position determining entity, the geoposition request lacking the mobile position capability parameter; receiving the geoposition request lacking the mobile position capability parameter by the position determining entity; sending a request to the mobile station to determine-position capabilities in accord with a selected geographic position determination technique; receiving a response from the mobile station; determining the location of the mobile station according to the selected geographic position determination technique if the response indicates that the mobile station accepted the request; and, determining the location of the mobile station according to an alternative geographic position determination technique if the response indicates that the mobile station rejected the request.