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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3. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal at a device from a first wireless telephonic device, wherein said signal includes location information for said first wireless telephonic device;
storing by said device said location information in a storage device; and
providing said signals from said device to a second wireless telephonic device without said location information.
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4. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal at a device from a first wireless telephonic device, wherein said signal includes location information for said first wireless telephonic device;
storing by said device said location information in a storage device;
providing said signals from said device to a second wireless telephonic device without said location information;
receiving a request for said location information from a third wireless telephonic device, wherein access rights assigned by said first wireless telephonic device for said third wireless telephonic device are obtained and said location information is provided to said third wireless telephonic device based on said access rights.
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