Patent ID: 8374627

Claim:
A tracking platform to provide location information about a mobile device, comprising: an input module for receiving, from a location source, a first transmission regarding said mobile device, said first transmission comprising an identification of said mobile device and location information associated with said mobile device, wherein said first transmission is in a first format; storage structure for storing service provider information, wherein said service provider information includes an identification of a plurality of service providers and instructions for transmitting information to each said service provider; an output module for transmitting a second transmission to a target service provider according to said instructions, wherein said target service provider is associated with said mobile device, and wherein said second transmission is in a second format that is compatible with a system of said target service provider; and a processor operatively associated with said input module, said storage structure, and said output module, said processor for: referring to said identification of said mobile device and said service provider information and determining an identity of a customer associated with said mobile device and an identity of said target service provider; constructing said second transmission, wherein said second transmission includes said location information and identifies at least one of said customer and said target service provider; and transferring said second transmission to said output module for said transmitting to said target service provider, wherein said output module configures said second transmission to said second format prior to said transmitting.