Patent ID: 7783279

Claim:
A method for handling location determination operations for a subscriber network comprising: storing, via computing equipment controlled by a program, mobile device specific records specifying a last known location of each of a plurality of mobile devices and a last time of location update for each mobile device, wherein said records are stored in a storage space comprising physical hardware; receiving, via computing equipment controlled by a program, a location request for a designated one of the mobile devices from a location services application; comparing, via computing equipment controlled by a program, the last time of location update associated with the designated device against a current time; and when the comparing step indicates the last update time is sufficient for purposes of handling the location request, conveying, via computing equipment controlled by a program, the stored last known location for the designated device to the location services application, wherein the location services application causes a presentation of information upon the designated device that is specific to the conveyed last known location.