Systems and methods for locating cellular phones and security measures for the same
First Claim
1. A method of mobile-to-mobile locating, said method comprising:
- requesting a location of a first wireless device by a second wireless device;
assigning location access rights to said second wireless device by said first wireless device;
determining said access rights assigned by said first wireless device to said second wireless device; and
providing said location to said second wireless device dependent upon said access rights.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user'"'"'s cellular phone from a requesting user'"'"'s device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone'"'"'s exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
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1. A method of mobile-to-mobile locating, said method comprising:
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requesting a location of a first wireless device by a second wireless device;
assigning location access rights to said second wireless device by said first wireless device;
determining said access rights assigned by said first wireless device to said second wireless device; and
providing said location to said second wireless device dependent upon said access rights. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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