Method for providing location information of a wireless communication device
US6999777B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (36) for providing location information of a wireless communication device (24) within a wireless communication network (20) calls for determining the coverage areas (26) of particular cell sites (22) through which the device (24) communicated during past calls. These coverage areas (26) are defined as the approximate location information for the device (24) and are provided to an authorized requesting party via a map-enabled web page (156).
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