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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Christian A. Buerger, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Gregory Paul Hayes, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Eugene Koh, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Seung June OH, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Christian A. Buerger, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Gregory Paul Hayes, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Eugene Koh, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Seung June Oh, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., Warren, NJ (US);
Abstract
In part, the invention relates to a method for generating location data using a wireless mobile device, the wireless mobile device adapted to communicate with a plurality of location services, each service associated with one of a plurality of networks. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: selecting a first location service from the plurality of location services; transmitting a first request for location data to the first location service; if the first request fails, selecting a second location service from the plurality of location services; and receiving location data from one of the first and the second location services.