Patent ID: 7546134

Claim:
A method implemented in a wireless communication device having push-to-talk capabilities, said method comprising: detecting a push-to-talk event; and triggering a location operation responsive to the push-to-talk event, wherein the location operation comprises at least one of: a state determining procedure for determining an operational state of location electronics in at least one of the wireless communication device and one or more remote wireless communication devices; a capability determining procedure for determining a capability of the location electronics in at least one of the wireless communication device and the one or more remote wireless communication devices; an application terminating procedure for terminating a location application in at least one of the wireless communication device and the one or more remote wireless communication devices; a deactivating procedure for deactivating the location electronics in at least one of the wireless communication device and the one or more remote wireless communication devices; and a location terminating procedure for terminating a location request in at least one of the wireless communication device and the one or more remote wireless communication devices.