SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALS USING APPLICATION-LEVEL LOCATION DATA
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring communication of a wireless communication terminal over a wireless communication network;
identifying, based on the monitored communication, an interaction between the terminal and a server that provides a location-based service to the terminal;
extracting location data, which is indicative of a geographical location of the terminal, from the monitored communication between the terminal and the server; and
tracking a location of the wireless communication terminal based on the extracted location data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for tracking the locations of wireless communication terminals such as mobile phones. A location system monitors communication conducted between a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication network. The monitoring system may monitor the communication by intercepting one or more of the interfaces or links between network elements. The location system decodes the monitored communication, and identifies an interaction between the terminal and a server that provides the terminal with a location-based service. The identification may be performed, for example, by detecting a data pattern that is indicative of the Application Programming Interface (API) of the location-based service. The monitoring system then finds location data in the decoded communication between the terminal and the server. The monitoring system extracts this location data and uses it to track the location of the terminal.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring communication of a wireless communication terminal over a wireless communication network; identifying, based on the monitored communication, an interaction between the terminal and a server that provides a location-based service to the terminal; extracting location data, which is indicative of a geographical location of the terminal, from the monitored communication between the terminal and the server; and tracking a location of the wireless communication terminal based on the extracted location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus, comprising:
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an interface for communicating with a wireless communication network; and a processor, which is configured to monitor via the interface communication of a wireless communication terminal over the wireless communication network, to identify, based on the monitored communication, an interaction between the terminal and a server that provides a location-based service to the terminal, to extract location data, which is indicative of a geographical location of the terminal, from the monitored communication between the terminal and the server, and to track a location of the wireless communication terminal based on the extracted location data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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