INDICATING TO A BASE STATION ADDITIONAL GPS CAPABILITIES OF A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

In a method of configuring a mobile communication between a position determination entity, PDE, and a mobile device, an indication that the mobile device has an ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously (in parallel, concurrently) with a communication is sent to the position determination entity. In an embodiment, the PDE requests the, capabilities of the mobile device regarding the ability to support simultaneous GPS and call communication channels, and the mobile device transmits a capability message including a simultaneous capability bit. A preferred response quality indicator is set to a state that will allow the mobile device an extended period to provide the location of the mobile device to the position determination entity when the mobile device has the ability to perform a positioning system search simultaneously with a communication. GPS acquisition capability bit..