Patent ID: 8627484

Claim:
A mobile device operable to communicate with a wireless network and configured to monitor software running on the mobile device to detect unauthorized location attempts, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions that upon execution cause the processor to execute an operational procedure for monitoring software running on the mobile device, the memory comprising: instructions for identifying a sequence of events indicative of a possible unauthorized attempt to locate the mobile device, wherein the sequence of events includes: an event indicating that a location subsystem of the mobile device was activated; an event indicating that the mobile device entered into a scanning mode for receiving beacon signals from a plurality of base stations or for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites; and an event indicating that data used to assist in a location calculation was received from a wireless network; instructions for logging the sequence of events and analyzing the sequence of events to identify an unauthorized location attempt; instructions for responding to the unauthorized location attempt by transmitting inaccurate location information; instructions for a receiver-location sentry client application that encapsulates an application program interface for a wireless receiver, wherein the receiver-location sentry client application is configured to analyze incoming messages received by the wireless receiver; instructions for a transmitter-location sentry client application that encapsulates an application program interface for a wireless transmitter, wherein the transmitter-location sentry client application is configured to analyze messages placed into an outgoing queue for transmission to the wireless network; and instructions for a location-subsystem-location sentry client application that encapsulates an application program interface for the location subsystem, wherein the location-subsystem-location sentry client application is configured to analyze messages sent to the location subsystem.