Location reporting satellite paging system with optional blocking of location reporting

摘要

A location reporting satellite paging communication system comprising space satellites, ground stations and a call receiver adapted to resolve a global position from signals transmitted from satellites and earth based communication means. The call receiver or callee in possession of the call receiver updates the paging network with a global position as requested by the paging network. A caller paging a subscriber or callee in possession of the call receiver may request the global location of the callee. The paging network could divulge or block such information from a caller depending on the requirements of the subscriber.