Method and system for utilizing a location-based internetwork gateway

摘要

A system for utilizing a location-based application across a plurality of networks. A target mobile device operates within a target network of the plurality of networks. A requesting device operates within a requesting network of the plurality of networks. The requesting device transmits a location request for a location of the target mobile device utilizing a location-based service application. A gateway operatively communicates with the requesting network and target network. The gateway receives the location request and determines the target network and communication and location technologies utilized by the target network and transmits the request to the target network utilizing the communication location technology for extraction of the location information. The gateway extracts the location information of the target mobile device and transmits the location of the target mobile device to the requesting device for use with the location-based service application.

主权项

1. A system for utilizing a location-based application across a plurality of networks comprising:
a target mobile device operating within a target network of said plurality of networks, wherein the target network has a first communication technology, a first location technology and a first application technology; a requesting device operating within a requesting network of said plurality of networks wherein the requesting network has a second communication technology, a second location technology and a second application technology, the requesting device transmitting a location request for a location of said target mobile device utilizing a location-based service application having a third application technology executed on a location-based services application server; and a gateway operatively communicating with said requesting network and target network using the first and second communication technologies, said gateway receiving the location request via the second communication technology, and the second application technology, and determining the target network and the first communication technology, the first location technology and the first application technology utilized by said target network; reformatting the request to said first communication technology, the first location technology and the first application technology, and transmitting the request to said target network utilizing said first communication technology, first application technology and first location technology for extraction of a location response by said target network using said first location technology, receiving the location response of the target mobile device via the first communication technology, the first location technology and the first application technology, reformatting the location of the target mobile device to the third application technology to be utilized by the location-based service application and transmitting the location of the target mobile device to the requesting device for use with the location-based service application.