A SENDER LOCATION IDENTIFIER, METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A SENDER LOCATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a sender location identifier (115, 125) for use with a short message service (SMS) . In one embodiment, the sender location identifier includes a memory (116, 126) configured to provide a unique designator associated with a location of a mobile phone. Additionally, the sender location identifier also includes a sender identification unit (117, 127) coupled to the memory and configured to attach (append) the unique designator to a short message transmission from the location of the mobile phone employing the SMS . The unique designator can be location information like cell id, geographic location, geo-coordinates (latitude, longitude) , etc.