Patent ID: 6738808
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for providing an anonymous location service for use in a wireless network that tracks locations and identities of network users, the method comprising:receiving the identity of a wireless network device, wherein the identity includes a mobile identification number; associating a dummy identification with the identity of the wireless network device into a relationship; storing the relationship in memory; receiving a message from a web site through a global computer network, wherein the message includes the dummy identification; locating the dummy identification in the memory; using the relationship to determine the identity of the network device; forwarding the message to the network device; receiving the location of the wireless network device; substituting the dummy identification for the identity of the wireless network device; and forwarding the location and the dummy identification of the wireless network device to the web site through the global computer network.