Patents by Inventor Andreas Wachter
Andreas Wachter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9860695Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen William Edge, Kirk Allan Burroughs
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Patent number: 9037158Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for a Localized Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Emergency Session are presented. In some embodiments, a method for a localized Secure User Plane Location Emergency Session includes, receiving a Secure User Plane Location Initiation Message at a mobile device; determining whether an emergency indicator in the Secure User Plane Location Initiation Message is set to TRUE; determining a Mobile Country Code associated with the radio access network currently used by the mobile device; determining a requirement for an Emergency Secure User Plane Location Session in a jurisdiction associated with the Mobile Country Code; and establishing a Secure User Plane Location Session with a Secure User Plane Location Platform server.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Andreas Wachter, Ie-Hong Lin
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Publication number: 20150005006Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Andreas WACHTER, Stephen William Edge, Kirk Allan Burroughs
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Patent number: 8874134Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen William Edge, Kirk Allan Burroughs
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Publication number: 20140256282Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for a Localized Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Emergency Session are presented. In some embodiments, a method for a localized Secure User Plane Location Emergency Session includes, receiving a Secure User Plane Location Initiation Message at a mobile device; determining whether an emergency indicator in the Secure User Plane Location Initiation Message is set to TRUE; determining a Mobile Country Code associated with the radio access network currently used by the mobile device; determining a requirement for an Emergency Secure User Plane Location Session in a jurisdiction associated with the Mobile Country Code; and establishing a Secure User Plane Location Session with a Secure User Plane Location Platform server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Andreas Wachter, Ie-Hong LIN
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Publication number: 20140235280Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for reducing a long list of access points (APs) to a short list of access points are presented. Advantageously, a mobile device only need to search for access points on the short list thereby more quickly discovering access points, saving battery power, determining a position fix based on the discovered access points, and reducing a time to fix. Embodiments enable a mobile device to determine which access points should be detectable at a new location of the mobile device. Various embodiments comprise: (1) a linked database; (2) a grouped database; (3) an associated database; and (4) database feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stephen William EDGE, Andreas Wachter
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Patent number: 8755818Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen Edge, Kirk Burroughs
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Patent number: 8706141Abstract: Techniques for supporting location services with a streamlined location service layer are described. In one design, a terminal may receive a location service request from an application that is internal or external to the terminal. The terminal may exchange at least one message with a location server to establish an extended location session of a particular duration via the streamlined location service layer. The terminal can thereafter obtain location service from the location server at any time within the particular duration of the extended location session, e.g., whenever a location request is received from the application. The terminal may obtain location service any number of times and at any time during the extended location session. The terminal or application may emulate a more complex location service based on location information received from all of the times in which location service is obtained by the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stephen William Edge, Andreas Wachter
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Patent number: 8627422Abstract: A particular method includes storing, at a mobile device, at least one security credential that is specific to the mobile device. The method also includes transmitting the at least one security credential to a secure user plane location (SUPL) location platform (SLP) to authenticate the mobile device as associated with a SUPL user based on a comparison of the device identifier to a stored device identifier.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Philip Michael Hawkes, Andreas Wachter, Adrian Edward Escott, Stephen William Edge
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Publication number: 20130344887Abstract: A method for determining whether a terminal is located inside a discovered Secure User Plane Location Platform (D-SLP) service area is disclosed. The method may comprise identifying a discovered Secure User Plane Location Platform (D-SLP). A terminal may receive from a home Secure User Plane Location Platform (H-SLP) an authorization to use the D-SLP. Additionally, the terminal may receive from the H-SLP a list of Area IDs within a Secure User Plane Location Platform (SLP) service area comprises a first group of Area IDs within the SLP service area. The method may comprise comparing an ID associated with a network access point for the terminal, and the list of Area IDs to determine if the terminal is inside the D-SLP service area. The method may comprise making a D-SLP use determination based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Andreas WACHTER
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Publication number: 20130252634Abstract: Techniques for supporting location services with a streamlined location service layer are described. In one design, a terminal may receive a location service request from an application that is internal or external to the terminal. The terminal may exchange at least one message with a location server to establish an extended location session of a particular duration via the streamlined location service layer. The terminal can thereafter obtain location service from the location server at any time within the particular duration of the extended location session, e.g., whenever a location request is received from the application. The terminal may obtain location service any number of times and at any time during the extended location session. The terminal or application may emulate a more complex location service based on location information received from all of the times in which location service is obtained by the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stephen William EDGE, Andreas WACHTER
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Publication number: 20130210451Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Stephen William Edge, Andreas Wachter, Kirk Allan Burroughs
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Publication number: 20130067552Abstract: A particular method includes storing, at a mobile device, at least one security credential that is specific to the mobile device. The method also includes transmitting the at least one security credential to a secure user plane location (SUPL) location platform (SLP) to authenticate the mobile device as associated with a SUPL user based on a comparison of the device identifier to a stored device identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Philip Michael Hawkes, Andreas Wachter, Adrian Edward Escott, Stephen William Edge
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Publication number: 20120264448Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen Edge, Kirk Burroughs
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Patent number: 8068056Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen Edge, Kirk Burroughs
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Publication number: 20100221821Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions related to riboswitches that control alternative splicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: YALE UNIVERSITYInventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Andreas Wachter
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Publication number: 20100184810Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions related to riboswitches that control alternative splicing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: Yale UniversityInventors: Ronald R. Breaker, Ming Tatt Cheah, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Andreas Wachter
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Publication number: 20070182547Abstract: Techniques for supporting periodic and other location services with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. The techniques can provide position estimates for a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) to a SUPL agent periodically and/or based on trigger events. A Home SUPL Location Platform (H-SLP) receives from the SUPL agent a request for position estimates for the SET. The H-SLP starts a SUPL location session with the SET. For each of at least one reporting event during the location session, the H-SLP obtains a position estimate for the SET and sends the position estimate to the SUPL agent. The position estimate may be derived by the SET and sent to the H-SLP. Alternatively, the position estimate may be derived by the H-SLP based on measurements from the SET.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Andreas Wachter, Stephen Edge, Kirk Burroughs
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Publication number: 20070135089Abstract: Techniques to support emergency circuit-mode calls are described. The techniques may be used for various 3GPP and 3GPP2 networks, various location architectures, and various types of User Equipment (UE). A UE establishes a circuit-mode call with a wireless network for emergency services. The UE interacts with a location server indicated by the wireless network. The UE performs user plane location with the location server during the circuit-mode call to obtain a position estimate for the UE. The UE communicates with a PSAP, which may be selected based on the position estimate, for the emergency circuit-mode call. The UE may perform positioning with the location server to obtain an updated position estimate for the UE, e.g., whenever requested by the PSAP.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Stephen Edge, Kirk Burroughs, Andreas Wachter