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Location announcement for mobile devices

  • US 8,099,087 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2010
  • Issued: 01/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing location information to a calling party, the method comprising:

  • receiving a location and a name of a called party from a Service Control Point (SCP), the location being determined from an address of the called party at a Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC);

    converting the location to a first voice information;

    converting the name to a second voice information;

    connecting to a wireless device of the calling party through a voice connection; and

    announcing the first and second voice information to the wireless device,wherein the SCP locates a friend finder ID corresponding to the address of the called party, transmits the friend finder ID to the GMLC, and in response receives the location of the called party from the GMLC.

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