LOCATOR SYSTEM
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Abstract
A locator system is disclosed. An e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and send said location information to a subscriber only after obtaining consent from the remote mobile station.
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45 Claims
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13. A locator system for a mobile locator device comprising:
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the mobile locator device including an antenna operable for at least one of sending or receiving signals from a plurality of transmitters for use in radiolocation, a wireless communication interface operable to communicate with an E911-enabled wireless network, the E911-enabled wireless network operable to store a current location of the mobile locator device, and a CPU configured to periodically participate in a location-determination process of the current location of the mobile locator device for storage in the E911-enabled wireless network; and a server computer having a CPU and computer readable medium storing a server-software program, the software program configured to receive a request from a client for the current location of the mobile locator device, receive a current location of the mobile locator device from the E911-enabled wireless network, and provide the current location to the client in response to the request from the client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for locating and tracking a mobile locator device comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one signal for use in use in radiolocation, calculating a current location data of the mobile locator device based on the at least one signal for use in radiolocation; storing the current location data in an E911-enabled wireless, the E911-enabled wireless network operable to store a current location of the mobile locator device, receiving a request from a client for the present location of the mobile locator device; and retrieving the current location data of the mobile locator device from the E911-eneabled wireless network; providing the current location data to the client in response to the request from the client, wherein the mobile locator device is not provided with any information regarding the request for the position data of the mobile locator device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mobile locator device comprising:
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an antenna operable for at least one of sending or receiving signals from a plurality of transmitters for use in radiolocation, a wireless communication interface operable to communicate with an E911-enabled wireless network, the E911-enabled wireless network operable to store a current location of the mobile locator device, and a CPU configured to participate in a location-determination process of the current location of the mobile locator device for storage in the E911-enabeled wireless network, wherein a server computer is configured to receive the current location data stored in the E911-enabled wireless network and provide the position data to a client in response to a request from the client, and wherein the mobile locator device is not provided with information regarding the request for the position data of the mobile locator device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer server for locating and tracking a locator device comprising:
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a computer configured to communicate with a mobile locator device over an E-911 enabled wireless network, receive a current location data of the mobile locator device from the E911-enabled wireless, route an emergency 911 calls from a mobile locator device to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), route a commercial 911 request from the mobile locator device to a second computer, and provide the current location data to a client in response to at least one of the emergency 911 call and the commercial 911 request, wherein the locator device is not provided with information regarding the at least one of the emergency 911 call and the commercial 911 request. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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