Location privacy proxy
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsAfshin Abtin, Olof Jansson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling positioning of a user and the user's privacy related information on the mobile Internet includes a location privacy proxy which upon receipt of a request to position a user determines whether a location based service is allowed to position the user. The user retains the right to manually override the rejection of a location based service requesting to position the user.
Claims26
A method for positioning of a user on the mobile Internet, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to position the user using a location based service;
- accessing a location privacy proxy to determine if the location based service may position the user;
- and
- positioning the user based on the determination made by the location privacy proxy.
A method for controlling positioning of a user on the mobile Internet, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to position the user using a location based service;
- determining if the location based service has previously positioned the user using a location privacy proxy;
- if the location based service has previously positioned the user, accessing a user profile to determine if the user may be positioned;
- if the location based service has not previously positioned the user,
- determining if the user manually authorizes positioning by the location based service;
- storing an indication of whether the location based service is authorized to position the user;
- and
- positioning the user based on the determination made by at least one of the location privacy proxy or manual authorization by the user.
A method for controlling positioning of a user on the mobile Internet, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to position the user using a location based service;
- accessing a location privacy proxy to determine if the location based service may position the user;
- associating the unique ID with the MSISDN of the user making the request;
- generating a unique ID within the location privacy proxy for a request from an untrusted application;
- attaching the unique ID of the user to a positioning request prior to positioning the user;
- and
- positioning the user based on the determination made by the location privacy proxy.
A location privacy proxy, comprising:
- a first interface for receiving positioning requests for a user;
- a second interface for accessing location based services;
- a third interface for accessing a positioning server;
- and
- control logic configured to:
- receive a request to position the user using a location based service;
- determine if the application may position the user;
- and
- position the user based on the determination made by the location privacy proxy using the positioning server.
A location privacy proxy, comprising:
- a first means for receiving positioning requests for a user;
- a second means for accessing location based services;
- a third means for accessing a positioning server;
- and
- control means for receiving a request to position the user using a location based service;
- accessing a location privacy proxy to determine if the location based service may position the user;
- and positioning the user based on the determination made by the location privacy proxy using the positioning server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.