Method and apparatus for interlocking communication and tracking applications in a wireless communication device

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• a wireless transmitter/receiver operable to send/receive wireless signals over a wireless communication network;
• a location sensor operable to determine a location of the wireless communication device and output location information;
• a user interface;
• and
• a controller operably interconnected to said wireless transmitter/receiver, said location sensor, and said user interface, said controller operable to periodically cause the transmission of said location information from said wireless transmitter/receiver and to disable said transmission when a predetermined input is received from said user interface, and
• wherein said controller is further operable to disable at least a first function of the wireless communication device, in addition to disabling transmission of said location information, when said predetermined input is received.

A tangible data storage medium comprising executable data capable of causing a programmable device to perform:

• initiating a location tracking function of a wireless communication device;
• determining that a user of the wireless communication device has disabled the location tracking function;
• and
• disabling at least one function of the wireless communication device that is different than the location tracking function.