Patent ID: 8285247

Claim:
A locator system for a mobile locator device comprising: the mobile locator device including an antenna operable for at least one of sending or receiving signals from a plurality of transmitters for use in radiolocation, a wireless communication interface operable to communicate with an E911-enabled wireless network, the E911-enabled wireless network operable to store a current location of the mobile locator device, and a CPU configured to periodically participate in a location-determination process of the current location of the mobile locator device for storage in the E911-enabled wireless network; and a server computer having a CPU and computer readable medium storing a server-software program, the software program configured to receive a request from a client for the current location of the mobile locator device, receive a current location of the mobile locator device from the E911-enabled wireless network, and provide the current location to the client in response to the request from the client.