Abstract: The basic concept of the method for requesting location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises an encoding of a location request. The location request contains information and commands for instructing a receiving location serving networked device to retrieve location related information accordingly and a transmitting of the encoded location request to the location serving networked device. The basic concept of the method for serving for serving location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises a receiving of a location request as defined above, a retrieving of the location related information in accordance with the location request, an encoding of a location response in accordance with the retrieval results and containing at least the retrieved location related information and transmitting of the encoded location response to the mobile communication terminal device. Devices performing these methods are shown.

Abstract: The basic concept of the method for requesting location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises an encoding of a location request. The location request contains information and commands for instructing a receiving location serving networked device to retrieve location related information accordingly and a transmitting of the encoded location request to the location serving networked device. The basic concept of the method for serving for serving location related information of a mobile communication terminal device comprises a receiving of a location request as defined above, a retrieving of the location related information in accordance with the location request, an encoding of a location response in accordance with the retrieval results and containing at least the retrieved location related information and transmitting of the encoded location response to the mobile communication terminal device. Devices performing these methods are shown.

Abstract: A method for determining cell-specific location information, wherein the cell-specific location information to be used in a mobile communication network is encrypted using a predetermined encryption algorithm. The geographical coverage area corresponding with a particular cell is determined and the cell-specific location information and the geographical coverage area information are stored in a database and interlinked.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting in a communication system a request for information on a mobile device (UE) to a cellular communication network (GLMC, SGSN, MSC, RAN) by a requesting application (Client). In order to enhance the notification to the mobile device about such a request, it is proposed that the method comprises providing to said mobile device (UE) an identification of the requesting application together with an indication of a format used for the identification of the requesting application and/or an identification of a requesting entity causing the requesting application to request the information together with an indication of a format used for this identification of the requesting entity (step 4). The invention equally relates to corresponding network entities, cellular communication networks, mobile devices, communication systems and protocols.