Patent ID: 7013148

Claim:
A method for providing a current location of a wireless communication device in a wireless communication network, wherein a service provider maintains a comprehensive call history database of said wireless communication network, said comprehensive call history database including call records of past calls in which said wireless communication device participated, and said method comprising: receiving a request for said current location from a requesting party; verifying that said requesting party is an authorized party; when said requesting party is said authorized party, activating a location determination process to determine said current location of said wireless communication device, said activating operation including; predicting a potential location area of said wireless communication device, said predicting operation including determining said potential location area in response to wireless communication between said wireless communication device and a transceiver site of said wireless communication network by ascertaining said potential location area from said comprehensive call history database; and initiating said location determination process in said potential location area; and supplying an indicator of said current location to said requesting party.