US 12,452,627 B2
Method for location service control and communications unit
Xiaowan Ke, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on May 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/677,099.
Application 18/677,099 is a continuation of application No. 17/460,550, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 12,028,774.
Application 17/460,550 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/077253, filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910157347.X (CN), filed on Mar. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0314518 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/025 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0248 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications unit, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the program is executed by the processor to perform:
receiving control information and time period information for the control information from a first communications unit including a terminal; and
performing, based on the control information and the time period information for the control information, a location service related operation;
wherein the control information comprises:
first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates at least one of the following: whether subsequent related behavior of obtaining location of the terminal is allowed by the terminal, whether a subsequent location service request specific to the terminal is allowed, that a subsequent location service request specific to the terminal is allowed, or that a subsequent location service request specific to the terminal is not allowed; and
the time period information for the control information is used to indicate a valid time period for the control information;
the communications unit comprises a radio access network (RAN) network element, a core network (CN) network element, a location service client, or an application function (AF);
wherein the location service related operation comprises at least one of the following:
transmitting the time period information for the control information and the control information to another communication network element and/or location service client;
storing the time period information for the control information and the control information;
starting a timer based on the time period information for the control information;
determining a valid time period for the control information based on the time period information for the control information;
during the valid time period for the control information, controlling, based on the control information, related behavior of obtaining location of the terminal;
deleting the control information when a valid time for the control information expires or a loss-of-validity time arrives; or
controlling related behavior of obtaining location of the terminal.