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Location based messaging

  • US 8,965,417 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2008
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing a message, comprising:

  • receiving a message, from a physical sender device, directed to a physical recipient device, said message including a destination number to direct said message to said physical recipient device and including a location-request code;

    receiving location information from a plurality of network probes for current locations of a plurality of physical network user devices including said physical sender device;

    periodically caching said location information for said plurality of physical network user devices including said physical sender device;

    retrieving, at said physical location server, a current location of said physical sender device from said cache of location information;

    modifying, based on said location-request code, said message to include said current location of said physical sender device; and

    transmitting said modified message to said physical recipient device.

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