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System and method for providing location based services using collaborative networks

  • US 9,112,707 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2008
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    receive publication preferences of a mobile user, the publication preferences comprising at least one of location determination frequency, location notification channel options, SIP based notifications, SMS based notification, Rich Site Summary (RSS) and ATOM feed, and SMTP based notification;

    receive a subscription to location information of the mobile user from at least one other user;

    request the location information of the mobile user from a location platform;

    receive the location information from the location platform;

    send the location information to a notification gateway;

    publish the location information of the mobile user to the at least one other user using a publish subscribe format based on the publication preferences , the publish subscribe format comprising at least one of a SIP, SMS, RSS and the ATOM feed, and the publish subscribe format being provided by the publication preferences of the mobile user; and

    send a charging record to a charging platform using a diameter based protocol;

    provide a visual rendering of the location information to the at least one other user based on the publication preferences.

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