Patent ID: 8509822
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method using SMS and paging messages to facilitate reporting a location of a wireless device, comprising: a node in a network receiving an SMS message for delivery to the wireless device; in response to receiving the SMS message, the node (i) sending a general page message to the wireless device and as a result of sending the general page message, the node receiving a general page message response indicating a cellular coverage area in which the wireless device is located and then (ii) transmitting the received SMS message to the wireless device in the cellular coverage area indicated by the general page message response, wherein the SMS message contains a message selected from the group consisting of (a) a message indicating that the wireless device has been located, (b) a message indicating that the location of the wireless device has been requested, and (c) a message indicating that the location of the wireless device has been requested by the requester; translating the cellular coverage area indicated by the general page message response into geographic information; and outputting the geographic information for delivery to a requester.