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US 2014/0351886 A1Published application
Methods and apparatuses for protecting positioning related information
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsStephen William Edge, Andreas Klaus Wachter
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Abstract
Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented to authenticate the provider of a positioning engine provisioned within a mobile station to enable the positioning engine to obtain and use protected positioning assistance data. In certain examples, a relationship between the provider of a location server and the provider of a positioning engine provisioned within a mobile station may be authenticated, and protected positioning data may be obtained from said positioning engine by said location server.
Claims88
A method comprising, at a mobile station:
- exchanging one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- receiving protected positioning assistance data based on an authentication of said positioning engine;
- and
- providing said protected positioning assistance data to said positioning engine.
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An apparatus for use in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:
- means for exchanging one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- means for receiving protected positioning assistance data based on an authentication of said positioning engine;
- and
- means for providing said protected positioning assistance data to said positioning engine.
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A mobile station comprising:
- a positioning engine;
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processing unit to:
- exchange one or more messages with a location server via said communication interface to authenticate said positioning engine;
- receive protected positioning assistance data via said communication interface based on an authentication of said positioning engine;
- and
- provide said protected positioning assistance data to said positioning engine.
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An article comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a mobile station, comprising:
- code for participating in an exchange of one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- code for receiving protected positioning assistance data based on an authentication of said positioning engine;
- and
- code for providing said protected positioning assistance data to said positioning engine.
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A method comprising, at a location server:
- exchanging one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- based on an authentication of said positioning engine, enabling said mobile station to obtain protected positioning assistance data for said positioning engine.
An apparatus for use in a location server, the apparatus comprising:
- means for exchanging one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- means for enabling said mobile station to obtain protected positioning assistance data for said positioning engine, based on an authentication of said positioning engine.
A location server comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processing unit to:
- initiate an exchange of one or more messages with a mobile station, via said communication interface, to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- based on an authentication of said positioning engine, enable said mobile station to obtain protected positioning assistance data for said positioning engine.
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An article comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a location server, comprising:
- initiating an exchange of one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- code for enabling said mobile station to obtain protected positioning assistance data for said positioning engine, based on an authentication of said positioning engine.
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A method comprising, at a mobile station:
- exchanging one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- obtaining protected positioning data generated by or from said positioning engine;
- and
- transmitting said protected positioning data to said location server.
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An apparatus for use in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:
- means for exchanging one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- means for obtaining protected positioning data generated by or from said positioning engine;
- and
- means for transmitting said protected positioning data to said location server.
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A mobile station comprising:
- a positioning engine;
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processing unit to:
- exchange one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of said positioning engine;
- obtain protected positioning data generated by or from said positioning engine;
- and
- transmit said protected positioning data to said location server via said communication interface.
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An article comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a mobile station, comprising:
- code for exchanging one or more messages with a location server to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- code for obtaining protected positioning data generated by or from said positioning engine;
- and
- code for initiating transmission of said protected positioning data to said location server.
- combination thereof.
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A method comprising, at a location server:
- exchanging one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- receiving protected positioning data obtained from said positioning engine.
An apparatus for use in a location server, the apparatus comprising:
- means for exchanging one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- means for receiving protected positioning data obtained from said positioning engine.
A location server comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processing unit to:
- initiate an exchange of one or more messages with a mobile station, via said communication interface, to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- receive protected positioning data obtained from said positioning engine via said communication interface.
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An article comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a location server, comprising:
- code for initiating an exchange of one or more messages with a mobile station to authenticate a relationship between a provider of said location server and a provider of a positioning engine provisioned within said mobile station;
- and
- code for receiving protected positioning data obtained from said positioning engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.