Patent ID: 8090357
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing the location of a mobile device comprising the steps of: the mobile device determining its location; the mobile device encrypting its determined location using a predetermined encryption key; and the mobile device uploading the encrypted location and a telephone number of the mobile device to a server for storage as a record associated with the mobile device; the mobile device communicating with a remote terminal, including sharing the predetermined encryption key with the remote terminal by attaching the encryption key to the communication, wherein the encryption key is not shared with the server; and the remote terminal querying a database supported by the server by sending the telephone number of the mobile device in response to receiving the communication from the mobile device; the server transmitting to the remote terminal the encrypted location of the mobile device in response to the query; the remote terminal decrypting the encrypted location of the mobile device using the predetermined encryption key received from the mobile device.