US 12,170,936 B2
Systems and methods for efficiently supporting broadcast of location assistance data in a wireless network
Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US); and Sven Fischer, Nuremberg (DE)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,844.
Application 17/826,844 is a continuation of application No. 16/261,367, filed on Jan. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,356,804.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/669,939, filed on May 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/634,921, filed on Feb. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0295232 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01)] 42 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of obtaining a location of a user equipment (UE) performed by a location server, the method comprising:
providing a first set of location assistance data to be broadcast by at least one wireless node;
receiving capability information from the UE, the capability information comprising an indication of a level of support by the UE for receiving location assistance data via broadcast;
determining a second set of location assistance data based at least in part on the first set of location assistance data and the capability information;
sending the second set of the location assistance data to the UE when the second set of location assistance data is not a null set;
sending a request for location information to the UE;
receiving at least some of the location information from the UE; and
determining an estimated location of the UE based on the at least some of the location information.