Patent ID: 9503843
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing a first text message, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor in an application server deployed in a communication network and over the communication network, the first text message; analyzing, by the processor, the first text message for an indication that a sender of the first text message is requesting location information of an endpoint device of an individual that the first text message is addressed to; receiving, by the processor, a permission to provide the location information of the endpoint device of the individual; obtaining, by the processor, the location information of the endpoint device of the individual from a network device deployed in the communication network; and transmitting, by the processor and over the communication network, the location information of the endpoint device of the individual to an endpoint device of the sender via a plurality of text messages, wherein the location information of the endpoint device of the individual is updated for each of the plurality of text messages and sent to the endpoint device of the sender, wherein the endpoint device of the individual is distinct from the network device.