Patent ID: 7333820
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: G01C,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing position information of a caller using a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of: receiving caller information, said caller information being associated with a telecommunication event that is initiated by the caller, said caller information including at least one of a caller identification information and the phone number information of the caller; accessing caller privacy information, said caller privacy information identifying a caller user group consisting of a plurality of group members pre-defined by said caller, each group member of the caller user group being a user of the telecommunication network; receiving receiver information, said receiver information being associated with said telecommunication event initiated by the caller, said receiver information including a unique identification information of the receiver; verifying whether the receiver is a member of the caller user group; retrieving a caller position information, said caller position information indicating a location of the caller; and transmitting to the receiver the caller position information if the receiver is verified to be a member of the caller user group, wherein the transmission of the caller position information is associated with the telecommunication event and occurs after the telecommunication event is initiated.