Method and system for determining location of mobile device

1. A method for tracking a location of at least one mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving a mobile device contextual data set associated with a first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set comprises ambient audio data recorded by the first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set is received via an open socket connection between the first mobile device and a mobile device locating system, and wherein the first mobile device is configured to maintain the open socket connection between the first mobile device and the mobile device locating system with a VoIP protocol while the first mobile device is in a low powered state;

determining a velocity and an acceleration of the first mobile device;

predicting, based at least in part on the mobile device contextual data set, the determined velocity of the first mobile device, and the determined acceleration of the first mobile device, a future location of the first mobile device;

receiving, from a second mobile device via an open socket connection between the second mobile device and the mobile device locating system, a request for the predicted future location of the first mobile device; and

causing data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device comprises determining whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device comprises determining whether a user of the first mobile device has permitted the second mobile device to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein predicting the future location of the first mobile device comprises comparing the future location of the first mobile device to an accuracy threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device contextual data set further comprises video data recorded by the first mobile device.

6. A mobile device locating apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory, the memory including computer program instructions which, when executed, in conjunction with the at least one processor, are configured to cause the apparatus to:

receive a mobile device contextual data set associated with a first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set comprises ambient audio data recorded by the first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set is received via an open socket connection with the first mobile device, and wherein the first mobile device is configured to maintain the open socket connection with a VoIP protocol while the first mobile device is in a low powered state;

determine a velocity and an acceleration of the first mobile device;

predict, based at least in part on the mobile device contextual data set, the determined velocity of the first mobile device, and the determined acceleration of the first mobile device, a future location of the first mobile device;

receive, from a second mobile device via an open socket connection with the second mobile device, a request for the predicted future location of the first mobile device; and

cause data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device.

7. The mobile device locating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to cause data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device further comprise computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to determine whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

8. The mobile device locating apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to determine whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device further comprise computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to determine whether a user of the first mobile device has permitted the second mobile device to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

9. The mobile device locating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to predict the future location of the first mobile device further comprise computer program instructions configured to cause the mobile device locating apparatus to compare the future location of the first mobile device to an accuracy threshold.

10. The mobile device locating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the mobile device contextual data set further comprises video data recorded by the first mobile device.

11. A computer program product comprising:

at least one computer readable non-transitory memory medium having program code instructions stored thereon, the program code instruction which when executed by an apparatus cause the apparatus to at least:

receive a mobile device contextual data set associated with a first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set comprises ambient audio data recorded by the first mobile device, wherein the mobile device contextual data set is received via an open socket connection with the first mobile device, and wherein the first mobile device is configured to maintain the open socket connection with a VoIP protocol while the first mobile device is in a low powered state;

determine a velocity and an acceleration of the first mobile device;

predict, based at least in part on the mobile device contextual data set, the determined velocity of the first mobile device, and the determined acceleration of the first mobile device, a future location of the first mobile device;

receive, from a second mobile device via an open socket connection with the second mobile device, a request for the predicted future location of the first mobile device; and

cause data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to cause data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device to be transmitted to the second mobile device further comprise program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to determine whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to determine whether the second mobile device is permitted to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device further comprise program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to determine whether a user of the first mobile device has permitted the second mobile device to receive the data corresponding to the future location of the first mobile device.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to predict the future location of the first mobile device further comprise program code instructions configured to cause the apparatus to compare the future location of the first mobile device to an accuracy threshold.