Patent ID: 7477907
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. With respect to a search for a subscriber's location, a method for facilitating narrowing of a number of possible locations of the subscriber, comprising: storing profile information about telecommunications services provided to the subscriber, the profile information being stored as a whole on a webserver in a data network, and the profile information including data about real-time use of a wireless communications unit by the subscriber; storing a communications circle for the subscriber, the communications circle specifying other persons having read-only privileges to the subscriber's profile information, the other persons unable to implement change actions relating to the telecommunications services of the subscriber; sending a list of communications services to the subscriber listing communications services i) to which the subscriber subscribes and ii) which are available for subscription; allowing the communications circle access to the profile information to determine whether the data about the real-time use of the wireless communications unit indicates the wireless communications unit is activated; receiving a call from a calling number; querying the profile information for the calling number; retrieving text from the profile information when the calling number is found in the profile information; providing the text to a calling party associated with the calling number; and when the data indicates the wireless communications unit is activated, communicating with the wireless communications unit to narrow the number of possible locations of the subscriber.