Consequential location derived information

Abstract

The number of messages required in networks where location services are deployed may be reduced, by providing updated location information regarding particular subscribers, or even all subscribers, to subscribed or otherwise logged applications or services upon obtaining and providing location information for a different application or service. Consequential watch services in accordance with the principles of the present invention provide location information to one or more services OTHER than or in ADDITION to the service currently requesting location information, based on subscription to a suitable service.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a request for location information associated with a wireless device from a requesting application;   providing the location information to the requesting application; and   providing the location information to a subscribing application in response to the request for location information from the requesting application, wherein the subscribing application and the requesting application are executed on different network devices.