System and methods for locating mobile devices using location and presence information

A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium device having readable program code tangibly embodied in the storage medium device, the computer program product being operable to:

• receive continuous notifications from an agent residing on a mobile device;
• determine a location of the mobile device based on the continuous notifications using pattern matching of historical information and existing location information services, which are repurposed for device recovery using location information stored in presence documents,
• wherein the presence documents are updated on a location platform remote from the mobile device each time a location request is made by the existing location information services;
• and
• send a notification of the location to a subscribing user in order to recover the mobile device which is optimized based on battery life of the mobile device.

A method for providing location information to one or more users, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• utilize a carrier location platform to perform both cell sector and precise fixes;
• leverage location dips performed for existing presence and location traffic services for purposes other than for a device recovery which can be repurposed in order to drive a recovery process for a mobile device thereby reducing resource overhead on a location platform;
• locate the mobile device using the location dips performed for other services;
• determine a routing path requested by a subscribing user to provide a message to the subscribing user on a requested device;
• and
• send a notification with the message to the subscribing user on the determined routing path to inform the subscribing user on the requested device of the location of the mobile device for recovery thereof.

A method for providing location information to one or more users, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• leverage location dips performed for existing presence and location traffic services for purposes other than for a device recovery which can be repurposed in order to drive a recovery process for a mobile device thereby reducing resource overhead on a location platform;
• utilize a carrier location platform to perform both cell sector and precise fixes;
• use pattern matching based on usage/location of the mobile device during predetermined time periods to drive the recovery process and reduce the resource overhead on the location platform;
• locate the mobile device using the location dips performed for other services;
• determine a routing path requested by a subscribing user to provide a message to the subscribing user on a requested device;
• and
• send a notification with the message to the subscribing user on the determined routing path to inform the subscribing user on the requested device of the location of the mobile device for recovery thereof.