System for identifying the location of selected mobile stations
First Claim
1. A system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations connected to a cellular communication network, comprising:
- authentication means for determining authorization of an accessing party to request mobile station location determination, comprising;
password access means for providing password protection of said system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations, andmobile station exemption determining means, responsive to identification of a selected mobile station by said accessing party, for determining whether said selected mobile station is exempt from location determination;
mobile station query means, responsive to identification of a selected mobile station by said authorized accessing party, for determining a serving cell site of said selected mobile station via execution of a mobile station registration process in said cellular communication network; and
mobile station location means for determining a present geographic location of said selected mobile station by the exchange of location request messages and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data on the paging channel which serves said selected mobile station and absent identification of the executing location tracking process to a user of said selected mobile station.
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Abstract
The present system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations includes two components: a first component that authenticates an authorized party who logs into the Mobile Switching Center, and a second component that is responsive to the entry of a system activation command by the authorized party for locating selected mobile stations and providing mobile station location information to the authorized party. The present system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations enables a service provider to track a mobile station through the use of Autonomous Registrations or the polling of a selected mobile station or a set of mobile stations. Once communication with the selected mobile station is established, the GPS coordinates of the selected mobile station are retrieved and provided to an authorized party to enable them to locate the subscriber and their mobile station.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations connected to a cellular communication network, comprising:
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authentication means for determining authorization of an accessing party to request mobile station location determination, comprising; password access means for providing password protection of said system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations, and mobile station exemption determining means, responsive to identification of a selected mobile station by said accessing party, for determining whether said selected mobile station is exempt from location determination; mobile station query means, responsive to identification of a selected mobile station by said authorized accessing party, for determining a serving cell site of said selected mobile station via execution of a mobile station registration process in said cellular communication network; and mobile station location means for determining a present geographic location of said selected mobile station by the exchange of location request messages and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data on the paging channel which serves said selected mobile station and absent identification of the executing location tracking process to a user of said selected mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The method for identifying the location of selected mobile stations connected to a cellular communication network, comprising:
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determining authorization of an accessing party to request mobile station location determination, comprising; providing password protection of said system for identifying the location of selected mobile stations, and determining, in response to identification of a selected mobile station by said accessing party, whether said selected mobile station is exempt from location determination; determining, in response to identification of a selected mobile station by said authorized accessing party, for determining a serving cell site of said selected mobile station via execution of a mobile station registration process in said cellular communication network; and determining a present geographic location of said selected mobile station by the exchange of location request messages and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data on the paging channel which serves said selected mobile station and absent identification of the executing location tracking process to a user of said selected mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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