User-tagging of cellular telephone locations

A method for use in a cellular telephone, comprising:

• establishing communication with a cellular telephone system;
• obtaining location information data corresponding to a plurality of locations of the cellular telephone in a cell of a cellular telephone system, wherein the location information data for each of the plurality of locations includes plural cell identifications strings corresponding to plural cells of a cellular telephone system with which the cellular telephone is in communication and in which the plural cell identification strings are associated with each location within the cell;
• associating a location name with the location information data corresponding to each of the plurality of locations;
• and
• selectively transmitting the location information data from the cellular telephone.

A computer readable medium on a cellular telephone having computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, perform steps comprising:

• (a) obtaining location information data corresponding to a plurality of locations of the cellular telephone in a cell of a cellular telephone system, wherein the location information data for each of the plurality of location includes plural cell identification strings corresponding to plural cells of a cellular telephone system with which the cellular telephone is in communication and in which the plural cell identification strings are associated with each location within the cell;
• (b) associating on the cellular telephone the location service request and the plural cell identification strings as a localized location service request;
• and
• (c) transmitting the localized location service request to a cellular telephone location information service provider.