System and method for providing location information for communications through an access network

1. A method for providing location information for communications comprising, at a server system comprising a processor and memory:

receiving a communication including a message from an origination device to a destination device separate from the server system, the communication including data indicative of a geographic location, the message including an identifier;

extracting the data from the communication;

storing the identifier and location information in a database, wherein the location information relates to a geographic location and is based at least in part on the data; and

forwarding the message including the identifier to the destination device;

wherein storing the identifier and the location information in the database enables the destination device to obtain the location information using the identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request from the destination device to obtain the location information, the request including the identifier;

looking up the location information in the database using the identifier; and

sending the location information to the destination device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data includes an access point identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising, at the server system, converting the access point identifier to the location information for storage in the database.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing timestamp information in the database, wherein the timestamp information is associated with the location information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the timestamp information is used to allow location data to be queried by the destination device for a predetermined period.

7. A system for providing location information for communications, the system comprising:

a server system comprising a processor and memory, configured to:

receive a communication including a message from an origination device to a destination device separate from the server system, the communication including data indicative of a geographic location, the message including an identifier;

extract the data from the communication;

store in a database the identifier and the location information; and

forward the message including the identifier to the destination device;

wherein storage of the identifier and the location information enables the destination device to obtain the location information using the identifier.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the server system is further configured to:

receive a request from the destination device to obtain the location information, the request including the identifier;

look up the location information in the database using the identifier; and

send the location information to the destination device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the data includes an access point identifier.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the server system is further configured to:

convert the access point identifier to the location information for storage in the database.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the server system is further configured to:

store timestamp information in the database, the timestamp information being associated with the location information.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the server system is further configured to:

use the timestamp information to allow the location data information to be queried by the destination device for a predetermined period.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server system, instruct the processor to:

receive a communication including a message from an origination device to a destination device separate from the server system, the communication including data indicative of a geographic location, the message including an identifier;

extract the data from the communication;

store the identifier and location information in a database, wherein the location information relates to a geographic location and is based at least in part on the data; and

forward the message including the identifier to the destination device;

wherein storing the identifier and the location information in the database enables the destination device to obtain the location information using the identifier.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the server system, instruct the processor to:

receive a request from the destination device to obtain the location information, the request including the identifier;

look up the location information in the database using the identifier; and

send the location information to the destination device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the data includes an access point identifier.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the server system, instruct the processor to:

convert the access point identifier to the location information for storage in the database.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the server system, instruct the processor to:

store timestamp information in the database, wherein the timestamp information is associated with the location information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the server system, instruct the processor to:

use the timestamp information to allow location data to be queried by the destination device for a predetermined period.