Location based services with multiple transmission methods
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1. A method of updating a location of a mobile device, comprising:
- determining the location of the mobile device;
based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location to a location-based service system via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable;
maintaining a queue of locations associated with the mobile device;
adding a new entry to the queue including the location and the timestamp; and
sorting the location in the queue based on the timestamp.
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Abstract
A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of updating a location of a mobile device, comprising:
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determining the location of the mobile device; based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location to a location-based service system via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable; maintaining a queue of locations associated with the mobile device; adding a new entry to the queue including the location and the timestamp; and sorting the location in the queue based on the timestamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of tracking a mobile device, comprising:
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maintaining, by a location-based service system, a queue of locations associated with the mobile device; based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, receiving by the location-based service system at least one location message from the mobile device via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable, the at least one location message comprising a timestamp from the mobile device; and updating the queue based upon the timestamp. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device comprising a combination of hardware and software that operates to:
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determine a location of the mobile device and a timestamp associated with the location; and based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmit a message to a location-based service system that stores a queue including the location of the mobile device with the timestamp, wherein the message is transmitted via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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