METHOD OF OBTAINING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method for providing a mobile station in a cellular telephone network access to location information for a selected business class, comprising the steps of: defining a database containing members of a selected business class, each member of the selected business class having location data defining a sector of the cellular telephone network associated therewith; receiving at a central location a user request for location information for the selected business class from a mobile station; determining location data identifying a sector of the cellular telephone network associated with a present location for the mobile station; locating within the database members of the selected business class located within substantially the same sector of the cellular telephone network as the mobile station; and, forwarding location information for the located members of the selected business class to the requesting mobile station.