Patent ID: 8249621

Claim:
A method of providing geographic location information for an electronic device, the method comprising: transmitting geographic location information for the electronic device to a server device at a first time interval; determining whether the electronic device is in communication with a third-party device, wherein determining whether the electronic device is in communication with the third-party device comprises determining whether a communication link is established between the electronic device and the third-party device, the communication link including a voice communication, a text message, an e-mail communication, or a combination thereof between the electronic device and the third-party device; and transmitting the geographic location information for the electronic device to the server device at a second time interval to provide updates of the geographic location information at the second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the electronic device is in communication with the third-party device, wherein the third-party device is allowed to access and view the geographic location information for the electronic device, via the server device, during the communication.