Patent ID: 8761798

Claim:
A system for hosting location based services for at least one mobile unit operating among a plurality of mobile networks; the system comprising: a location services managing unit coupled with said plurality of mobile networks and with at least one position determination entity wherein said hosting location based services is provided to several different mobile networks that may be operated by different carriers; said location services managing unit receiving at least one location based service request in at least one communication from a respective requesting mobile unit of said at least one mobile unit; said location services managing unit treating a respective location based service request of said at least one location based service request to ascertain predetermined parameters relating to said respective requesting mobile unit; said predetermined parameters being uniquely assigned to said respective requesting mobile unit; and said location services managing unit employing only said predetermined parameters to identify said respective requesting mobile unit and to effect presenting said respective location based service request to an appropriate respective position determination entity of said at least one position determination entity for responding to said respective location based service request.