SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING CELLULAR PHONES AND SECURITY MEASURES FOR THE SAME

• US 20080287112A1
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mullen Industries LLC
• Original Assignee: Mullen Industries LLC
• Inventors: Mullen, Jeffrey D.
• Granted Patent: US 11,109,218 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/16 selectively restricting mobility data tracking

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.

Claims

1-2. -2. (canceled)

3. A method comprising:

providing a display screen on a wireless telephonic device, wherein said display screen includes a map, said display screen includes indicia representative of a first user is displayed on said map according to a first location obtained from a first wireless device associated with said first user, said display screen includes indicia representative of a second user is displayed on said map according to a second location obtained from a second wireless device associated with said second user, and said display screen includes a distance from said wireless telephonic device to said first location and an address associated with said first location.

4. A method comprising:

providing a display screen on a wireless telephonic device, wherein said display screen includes a map, said display screen includes indicia representative of a first user is displayed on said map according to a first location obtained from a first wireless device associated with said first user, said display screen includes indicia representative of a second user is displayed on said map according to a second location obtained from a second wireless device associated with said second user, said display screen includes a distance from said wireless telephonic device to said first location, said display screen includes a compass, and said display screen includes a directional arrow representative of the direction of said first location with respect to the location of said wireless telephonic device.

5. A method comprising:

providing a display screen on a wireless telephonic device, wherein said display screen includes a map, said display screen includes indicia representative of a first user is displayed on said map according to a first location obtained from a first wireless device associated with said first user, said display screen includes indicia representative of a second user is displayed on said map according to a second location obtained from a second wireless device associated with said second user, said display screen includes a distance from said wireless telephonic device to said first location, said display screen includes a compass, said display screen includes an address of said first location, and said display screen includes a travel time based on at least the first location and the location of said wireless telephonic device.

6. A method comprising:

identifying a user by receiving a login and password from a first device;

recording the location of said user based on the location of said first device;

identifying said user by receiving said login and password from a second device; and

recording the location of said user based on the location of said second device.