AUTOMATED LOCATING OF A MOBILE STATION WITHOUT AN ALERT AT THE MOBILE STATION
First Claim
1. A method of providing information as to location of a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving a mobile messaging service message from a requestor, over the air from a wireless mobile communication network, at the mobile station; and
upon detecting a predetermined code contained in the received message, without displaying the received message at the mobile station and without generating any alert regarding the received message at the mobile station;
(a) determining the location of the mobile station;
(b) producing the information as to location of the mobile station, based on the determined location; and
(c) sending a mobile messaging service message from the mobile station over the air and through the wireless mobile communication network, for the requestor, the sent message containing the information as to location of the mobile station.
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Abstract
A mobile station is configured to respond to a mobile messaging service message bearing a predetermined code to determine its location and send location information back to the requestor in a response message. Typically, the mobile station received such a message from another mobile station. However, the mobile station does not display the received message or generate any alert regarding the received message, which might otherwise inform someone with or near that mobile station of the location related messaging. For example, if a mobile station is lost or stolen, the user can borrow another person'"'"'s mobile device and send out a message with the code to the missing mobile station phone, to obtain information as to the location of the user'"'"'s missing mobile station.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing information as to location of a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a mobile messaging service message from a requestor, over the air from a wireless mobile communication network, at the mobile station; and upon detecting a predetermined code contained in the received message, without displaying the received message at the mobile station and without generating any alert regarding the received message at the mobile station; (a) determining the location of the mobile station; (b) producing the information as to location of the mobile station, based on the determined location; and (c) sending a mobile messaging service message from the mobile station over the air and through the wireless mobile communication network, for the requestor, the sent message containing the information as to location of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile station, comprising:
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a transceiver for over the air communication through a wireless mobile communication network; and a processor coupled to the transceiver configured so that the mobile station is capable of performing functions comprising; receiving a mobile messaging service message from a requestor, over the air from the wireless mobile communication network, at the mobile station; and upon detecting a predetermined code contained in the received message, without displaying the received message at the mobile station and without generating any alert regarding the received message at the mobile station; (a) determining the location of the mobile station; (b) producing the information as to location of the mobile station, based on the determined location; and (c) sending a mobile messaging service message from the mobile station over the air and through the wireless mobile communication network, for the requestor, the sent message containing the information as to location of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine readable storage medium; and instructions stored in said medium for execution by a processor of a mobile station to configure the processor to control the mobile station so as to be capable of performing functions comprising; receiving a mobile messaging service message from a requestor, over the air from the wireless mobile communication network, at the mobile station; and upon detecting a predetermined code contained in the received message, without displaying the received message at the mobile station and without generating any alert regarding the received message at the mobile station; (a) determining the location of the mobile station; (b) producing the information as to location of the mobile station, based on the determined location; and (c) sending a mobile messaging service message from the mobile station over the air and through the wireless mobile communication network, for the requestor, the sent message containing the information as to location of the mobile station.
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17. A method of providing information as to location of a target mobile station for another mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a mobile messaging service message from the other mobile station, over the air from a wireless mobile communication network, at the target mobile station; detecting a location activation code and a valid password for a user associated with the target mobile station, contained in the received message; in response to the detecting of the code and valid password in the received message, without displaying the received message at the target mobile station and without generating any alert regarding the received message at the target mobile station; (a) determining the location of the target mobile station; (b) producing the information as to location of the target mobile station, based on the determined location; and (c) sending a mobile messaging service message from the target mobile station over the air and through the wireless mobile communication network, addressed to the other mobile station, the sent message containing the information as to location of the target mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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