Patent ID: 7496351

Claim:
A method of communicating information, comprising the steps of: receiving a request from a requesting party for information about a mobile subscriber of a mobile telephone network; responsive to the request, determining whether the requesting party is a trusted source by verifying the identity of the requesting party; in response to determining that the requesting party is a trusted source, transmitting a first communication to a mobile device of the mobile subscriber, the first communication seeking permission for release of the requested information on behalf of the requesting party; receiving a second communication from the mobile device, the second communication comprising a preconfigured response to the first communication, the preconfigured response being automatically generated by the mobile device in response to receiving the first communication; determining whether the second communication grants permission for release of the requested information to the requesting party; and communicating the requested information to the requesting party in response to determining that the second communication grants permission for the release of the requested information.