Data structures and methods for location-based services within a wireless network
US7181227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing wireless telecommunications services to mobile or wireless devices includes data structures and related functionality. One data structure includes at least one location-based services data structure for a wireless device or a user of the wireless device. The location-based services data structure includes first and second data structures representing tables of friends. The first data structure represents a table of friends who may receive a location of the user's wireless device, while the second data structure represents a table of friends who have permitted the user to receive a location of wireless devices associated with them. Various other data structures, functionality and systems are disclosed.
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