System and method for providing location information for communications through an access network

A system for providing location information for communications comprising:

• a server system comprising a processor and memory, configured to:
• receive a communication including a message from an origination device to a destination device separate from the server system, the communication including access point information, the message including an identifier of the origination device;
• extract the access point information from the communication;
• and
• store in a database the identifier and at least one of the access point information and geographic data based on the access point information;
• forward the message including the identifier to the destination device;
• wherein storage of the identifier and the at least one of the access point information and the geographic data in the database enables the destination device to obtain the at least one of the access point information and the geographic data using the identifier.

A method for providing location information for communications comprising, at a server system comprising a processor and memory:

• receiving a communication including a text message from an origination device to a destination device separate from the server system, the communication including access point information, the text message including an identifier of the communication;
• extracting the access point information from the communication;
• storing the identifier and at least one of the access point information and geographic data based on the location information in a database;
• and
• forwarding the text message including the identifier to the destination device;
• after forwarding the text message including the identifier, receiving a request including the identifier from the destination device to obtain the at least one of the access point information and the geographic data;
• looking up the at least one of the access point information and the geographic data in the database using the identifier;
• and
• sending the at least one of the access point information and the geographic data to the destination device in response to the request.