Patent ID: 7647164
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing location data of mobile devices using a web service comprising one or more network devices, the method comprising: receiving, by the one or more network devices of the web service, first location data and second location data respectively associated with and transmitted by a first mobile device and a second mobile device; receiving, by the one or more network devices of the web service, a monitoring request from a client, the monitoring request comprising information identifying the first mobile device and the client, and a criteria for alerting the client when the first mobile device is within a specified distance of the second mobile device based on the first location data and the second location data; comparing, by the one or more network devices of the web service, the first location data and the second location data to determine whether the criteria has been satisfied; and automatically communicating an alert, by the one or more network devices of the web service, to the client when the first location data and the second location data indicate that the criteria has been satisfied when the first location data and the second location data indicate that the first mobile device is within the specified distance of the second mobile device.