Patent ID: 7260378

Claim:
A locator system for processing commercial 911 requests comprising: a GPS-enabled mobile station including a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in communication with a E911-enabled wireless network, said SIM card configured to generate said commercial 911 request, and said mobile station configured to send its location at predetermined intervals to a subscriber; the e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center for managing communications between said mobile station and wireless network, the switching center being configured to route emergency 911 calls to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP); the switching center being further configured to receive a commercial 911 request from said mobile station, and route said request to a location other than said PSAP, said commercial 911 request comprising a protocol indicating that the 911 request is of a commercial nature, said switching center being configured to route said commercial 911 request responsive to said protocol and determine location information regarding said mobile station utilizing e911 location information regarding said mobile station and forward the location information of said mobile station to the subscriber; said mobile station being configured to transmit a commercial 911 request when nearing a forbidden zone as pre-defined by the subscriber, said subscriber being billed for said commercial 911 request; and wherein said mobile station is further configured to generate and transmit said location information without intervention from the user of said mobile station.