WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCATION BASED SERVICES

摘要

In a wireless communications arrangement, a method is disclosed of providing location based services to at least one mobile terminal MT, the mobile terminal MT being adapted for roaming between a plurality of access points AP 1 -n and for wireless communication therebetween. The access points AP 1 -n are controlled by a network control means ( 10 ) and the method includes: a) the control means ( 10 ) activating location based services LBS only on receipt of a predetermined message sent thereto from the mobile terminal MT though an access point AP; and b) the control means ( 10 ) determining the location of the mobile terminal MT based on a network address of an access point AP through which said predetermined message was sent and directing said location based services LBS to said mobile terminal MT through said access point AP.