H - Electricity – 04 – Q
Patent
H - Electricity
04
Q
H04Q 7/36 (2006.01) H04L 12/16 (2006.01) H04Q 7/22 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2354641
A computer method for providing the location of a mobile device to an applications server. The method comprising receiving a request for the location of the mobile device from the applications server that identifies the mobile device and the carrier providing mobile telephone service to the mobile device. The identifying data is then used to determine the mobile telephone switching office currently serving the mobile device. The cost for, or benefit to, the account of the mobile device subscriber for providing the location of the mobile device to the applications server is also determined. If the mobile device subscriber has not provided pre- authorization for providing the location of the mobile device to the applications server, authorization is requested from the mobile device to provide the location of the mobile device to the applications server and to incur the cost or obtain the benefit of so doing on behalf of the mobile device subscriber. Upon receiving authorization from the mobile device to provide data respecting the location of the mobile device to the applications server or, if the mobile device subscriber has pre- authorized the providing of the location of the mobile device to the applications server, payment approval is requested from the carrier providing mobile telephone service to the mobile device of any cost to the mobile device subscriber of providing the location of the mobile device to the applications server. Upon receiving payment approval from the carrier for any cost to the mobile device subscriber of providing the location of the mobile device to the applications server, the current location of the mobile device is obtained from the mobile telephone switching office currently serving the mobile device and sent to the applications server. Alternatively, the upon receiving payment approval from the carrier for any cost to the mobile device subscriber of providing the location of the mobile device to the applications server, a request is sent to the mobile telephone switching office currently serving the mobile device to send the current location of the mobile device to the applications server.
Mullen Thomas J.
Sharman Duane
Woronuk Dennis
Bennett Jones Llp
Wmode Inc.
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