Personal Location Code Broker

• US 20150011244A1
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Longhorn Acquisition LLC (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Cone, Charles Francis
• Application Number:
  US14/493,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20150011244A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/08 Mobility data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying a request to locate a user. The request identifies a network operator-independent personal location code (PLC) for the user. Identifying a first device associated with the user based on the PLC. The first device is associated with a first network operator. And obtaining the current location of the first device from the associated first network operator.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a request to locate a user, the request identifying a network operator-independent personal location code (PLC) for the user;

identifying a first device associated with the user based on the PLC, the first device being associated with a first network operator; and

obtaining the current location of the first device from the associated first network operator.

2-20. -20. (canceled)