Patent ID: 7636575

Claim:
A method for providing a location query service for use with a wireless network that tracks locations of network users, the method comprising: receiving from a requester a query through an audio interface asking for location information associated with a wireless network user; determining whether the requester is authorized to receive the requested location information and, if so, retrieving the location information associated with the wireless network user and providing the location information to the requester; if the requester is unauthorized, forwarding to the wireless network user the requester identification and the request for the requester to receive the location information from the audio interface; if the wireless network user chooses not to release the requested location information to the unauthorized requester, returning a message to the requester that the request is denied; and if the wireless network user chooses to release the requested location information to the unauthorized requester, retrieving the location information and forwarding the location information to the requester.