Patent ID: 9532166
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a location tracking services server, a tracking packet from an electronic device associated with a location owner, wherein the location owner is a provider of goods and/or services, wherein the tracking packet includes a locating device identifier information field and a temporary period information field at least one of which contains no data or incomplete data, and wherein the tracking packet includes a unique transaction identifier that uniquely identifies the tracking packet as being associated with one and only one transaction between the location owner and a location consumer; sending, from the location tracking services server, a link to the electronic device associated with the location owner, wherein the link includes pointing data that points to the tracking packet; receiving, at the location tracking services server, from the electronic device associated with the location owner locating device identifier information that uniquely identifies an electronic device associated with a location provider selected by the location owner to fulfill the transaction, wherein the electronic device associated with the location owner sends the information using the link; updating, in the location tracking services server, the locating device identifier information field of the tracking packet to include the locating device identifier information; providing to an electronic device associated with the location consumer access to location data contained within the location tracking services server, wherein the location data enables the electronic device associated with the location consumer to display the geographical location of the electronic device associated with the selected location provider, and wherein the access to the location data is accessible to the electronic device associated with the location consumer only for a temporary period defined by the temporary period information field of the tracking packet.