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Methods, location circuits and computer program products for automated location and monitoring of mobile devices

US7528716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 2005
Grant dateMay 5, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 6, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2205/002
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods are provided for providing location information associated with a mobile device. A request for presence information is transmitted from a location circuit to an identification circuit associated with the mobile device. The presence information is associated with the mobile device. The requested presence information is received at the location circuit responsive to the transmitted request. Related location circuits and computer program products are also provided.

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