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US 11,706,584 B2Granted
Location service management
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew E. Shepherd, Ronald K. Huang, Stephen J. Rhee, Daniel T. Kurtz, Erik Neuenschwander
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Abstract
An application manager of a mobile device can provide a user with the ability to control whether an application can use location information provided by a location subsystem of the mobile device. The application can request a current location of the mobile device and the location subsystem can provide the location of the mobile device in accordance with a location services authorization type that is assigned to the application.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a location subsystem of a mobile device, from an application executing on the mobile device, a request for permission to use location information related to the mobile device;
- receiving, by the location subsystem, a request to enable the application to use the location information related to the mobile device;
- in response to the request to enable the application to use location information related to the mobile device, causing a user interface subsystem of the mobile device to present an application dialog by the location subsystem;
- receiving an input, from the user interface subsystem, approving a request to use location information that indicates the location service authorization type for the application;
- providing, by the location subsystem, a response indicating that the application is permitted to use the location information in response to a determination that the location subsystem has received an input to enable the application to access the location information, wherein the application is determined to be enabled to access location information in accordance with a location service authorization type for the application;
- receiving a request for a current location of the mobile device, wherein the request is associated with the application;
- and
- providing for the application, by the location subsystem, the current location of the mobile device.
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A system on a mobile device, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- receive, by a location subsystem of the mobile device, from an application executing on the mobile device, a request for permission to use location information related to the mobile device;
- receive, by the location subsystem, a request to enable the application to use the location information related to the mobile device;
- in response to the request to enable the application to use location information related to the mobile device, cause a user interface subsystem of the mobile device to present an application dialog by the location subsystem;
- receive an input, from the user interface subsystem, approving a request to use location information that indicates the location service authorization type for the application;
- provide, by the location subsystem a response to indicate that the application is permitted to use the location information in response to a determination that the location subsystem has received an input to enable the application to access the location information, wherein the application is determined to be enabled to access the location information in accordance with a location service authorization type for the application;
- receive a request for a current location of the mobile device, wherein the request is associated with the application;
- and
- provide for the application, by the location subsystem, the current location of the mobile device.
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A non-transitory storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors of a mobile device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, by a location subsystem of the mobile device, from an application executing on the mobile device, a request for permission to use location information related to the mobile device;
- receiving, by the location subsystem, a request to enable the application to use the location information related to the mobile device;
- in response to the request to enable the application to use location information related to the mobile device, causing a user interface subsystem of the mobile device to present an application dialog by the location subsystem;
- receiving an input, from the user interface subsystem, approving a request to use location information that indicates the location service authorization type for the application;
- providing, by the location subsystem a response indicating that the application is permitted to use the location information in response to a determination that the location subsystem has received an input to enable the application to access the location information, wherein the application is determined to be enabled to access the location information in accordance with a location service authorization type for the application;
- receiving a request for a current location of the mobile device, wherein the request is associated with the application;
- and
- providing for the application, by the location subsystem, the current location of the mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.