Patent ID: 8875176

Claim:
A set top box, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: communicating with a location server coupled to an interactive television network, wherein the location server monitors a communication network to determine a location of a mobile communication device of a targeted party relative to a predetermined boundary by power sensing, at the mobile communication device, a wireless fidelity base station located in the predetermined boundary, wherein the targeted party carries the mobile communication device operating on the communication network that has location determining functionality; receiving, via the interactive television network, location information from the location server describing the location of the mobile communication device relative to the predetermined boundary; receiving a task request; matching the location information to a first task location of a plurality of task locations in a database responsive to the task request; determining compatibility between the first task location and the task request; generating a simulated speech task message responsive to determining of the compatibility; transmitting the simulated speech task message to the mobile communication device; presenting a map having a representation of the location of the mobile communication device relative to the predetermined boundary according to the location information; transmitting a first warning message to a second communication device when the mobile communication device is detected traversing the predetermined boundary; transmitting a second warning message to the mobile communication device of the targeted party when the mobile communication device of the targeted party is detected outside the predetermined boundary; receiving a request from a second set top box for the location information for the mobile communication device; and transmitting the location information from the set top box to the second set top box.