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Location based services with multiple transmission methods

  • US 8,958,827 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2014
  • Issued: 02/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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