Patent ID: 7805147

Claim:
A system to restrict transfer of location information associated with a wireless calling device to a called device comprising: a telecommunications network linking the wireless calling device with the called device; and a database operatively coupled to the telecommunications network, the database configured to store parameters related to transfer of location information associated with said wireless calling device, the telecommunications network configured to receive a call with correct location information for said calling device from said wireless calling device, retrieve said parameters related to transfer of location information associated with said wireless calling device, replace the correct location information received with the telephone call from the calling device with incorrect location information stored by the telecommunication network in response to said parameters, the incorrect location information including address information provided by the wireless calling device, and transmit the telephone call and the incorrect location information stored by the telecommunications network to the called device in accordance with said parameters, the telecommunications network providing the address information included in the incorrect location information in response to said parameters, wherein the telecommunications network transmits the incorrect location information on a call-by-call basis.