Systems and methods for locating cellular phones and security measures for the same
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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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21 Claims
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1-2. -2. (canceled)
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3. A method comprising:
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determining a location of a first wireless device;
providing said location to a facility;
requesting said location of said first wireless device by a second wireless device;
providing a permission by said first wireless device for said second wireless device to access location information about said location;
storing said permission in said facility, wherein said facility is located remotely from said first and second wireless devices;
providing said location information about said location from said facility to said second wireless device in accordance with said permission; and
wherein said second wireless device uses said location information to display directions from said second wireless device to said first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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determining a first location of a first wireless device;
determining a second location of a second wireless device;
providing said first and second locations to a server, wherein said server is located remotely from said first and second wireless devices;
requesting said first location by said second wireless device;
requesting said second location by said first wireless device;
providing a first permission by said first wireless device for said second wireless device to obtain said first location;
providing a second permission by said second wireless device for said first wireless device to obtain said second location;
storing said first and second permissions on said server;
providing said first location from said server to said second wireless device as a result of said first permission; and
providing said second location from said server to first wireless device as a result of said second permission.
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21. A method comprising:
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determining a first location of a first wireless device;
determining a second location of a second wireless device;
providing said first and second locations to a server, wherein said server is located remotely from said first and second wireless devices;
requesting said first location by said second wireless device;
requesting said second location by said first wireless device;
providing a first permission by said first wireless device for said second wireless device to obtain said first location;
providing a second permission by said second wireless device for said first wireless device to obtain said second location;
storing said first and second permissions on said server;
providing said first location from said server to said second wireless device as a result of said first permission;
providing said second location from said server to first wireless device as a result of said second permission;
providing updates of said first location to said second wireless device as a result of said first permission; and
providing updates of said second location to said first wireless device as a result of said second permission.
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