US 8,559,608 B2 · Location information provisioning

Abstract

A location of a calling party is provided to a called party. The location can be provided if the calling party is using a mobile communications device or a wireline system. The location of the calling party can be provided in a hierarchy of various levels of accuracy/precision representative of different geographies provided by a service provider. The choice of levels for each received call or all received calls can be configurable by the called party. The called party may subscribe to a service that provides the location information. The called party may have the option to receive location information on a per call basis. The calling party may be asked for consent. Location information can be provided for any appropriate type of call, such as, for example, voice calls, text based calls (e.g., SMS messages), or the like. In an example configuration, the SS7 network is utilized.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, at a network entity comprising a processor, location information pertaining to a location of a calling party from which a call originated, the location information received at a first level;
providing, by the network entity, an indication of the location information at the first level, the first level corresponding to a first geographic resolution;
determining, by the network entity, a second level for providing the location information, the second level corresponding to a second geographic resolution, the second level selected from a plurality of levels based on identification information associated with the call;
comparing, by the network entity, the first geographic resolution with the second geographic resolution;
if the first geographic resolution is at least as fine as the second geographic resolution, continuing, by the network entity, to provide the indication of the location information at the first level;
and
if the first geographic resolution is less fine than the second geographic resolution, obtaining, by the network entity, the location information at the second level.

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A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving location information pertaining to a location of a calling party from which a call originated, the location information received at a first level;
providing an indication of the location information at the first level, the first level corresponding to a first geographic resolution;
determining a second level for providing the location information, the second level corresponding to a second geographic resolution, the second level selected from a plurality of levels based on identification information associated with the call;
comparing the first geographic resolution with the second geographic resolution;
if the first geographic resolution is at least as fine as the second geographic resolution, continuing to provide the indication of the location information at the first level;
and
if the first geographic resolution is less fine than the second geographic resolution, obtaining the location information at the second level.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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