Identity-free location state
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJoel MORRIN, Robert ANDERSON
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for providing location to a device without explicitly identifying the device are provided. An example method may include transmitting, for a location server, a location request including a first state token associated with the device, wherein the location request does not include an identifier associated with the device. The example method may further include receiving, from the location server based on the location request, a location response including a second state token associated with the device.
Claims28
An apparatus associated with a device, comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the at least one memory, the at least one processor, individually or in any combination, is configured to:
- transmit, for a location server, a location request including a first state token associated with the device, wherein the location request does not include an identifier associated with the device;
- and
- receive, from the location server based on the location request, a location response including a second state token associated with the device.
An apparatus at a location server, comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the at least one memory, the at least one processor, individually or in any combination, is configured to:
- receive a location request including a first state token associated with a device, wherein the location request does not include an identifier associated with the device;
- and
- transmit, based on the location request, a location response including a second state token associated with the device.
A method performed by an apparatus associated with a device, comprising:
- transmitting, for a location server, a location request including a first state token associated with the device, wherein the location request does not include an identifier associated with the device;
- and
- receiving, from the location server based on the location request, a location response including a second state token associated with the device.
A method performed by a location server, comprising:
- receiving, from a device, a location request including a first state token associated with the device, wherein the location request does not include an identifier associated with the device;
- and
- transmitting, based on the location request, a location response including a second state token associated with the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.