Method for the provision of location information
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsPetri Kokkonen, Janne Muhonen, Jan Ignatius, Sebastian Kraufvelin
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Abstract
In a communication system a request for location information associated with a target user is signalled from an entity. Said request contains information identifying the requestor of said location information. A verification is performed based on said identifying information if the target user has authorized the requester to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user. The location information provision is initiated if it is determined that the requester is authorised by the target user to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user.
Claims20
A method in a communication system, the method comprising:
- signaling to a location middleware server entity a request for location information associated with a target user, said request containing information identifying a requester of said location information;
- verifying based on said identifying information if the target user has authorized the requester to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user;
- and
- if the requester is authorized by the target user to initiate provision of location information that associates with the target user, sending said request from said middleware server entity to a location service server entity,
- wherein said request is signaled to said location middleware server entity other than via said location server entity.
A communication system comprising:
- a location service server entity;
- a location middleware server entity;
- communication media configured to signal from a client entity to the location middleware server entity a request to initiate provision of location information associated with a target user, said request containing information to identify a requester of said provision of location information;
- and
- a verification unit configured to verify based on said identifying information if the target user has authorized the requester, wherein said request to initiate provision of location information is from said location middleware server entity sent to said location service server entity only if such authorization is given,
- wherein said request is signaled to said location middleware server entity other than via said location service server entity.
A location middleware server for use in a communication system, the location middleware server being configured to receive a request for location information associated with a target user, said request containing information identifying a requester of initiate provision of location information and to verify based on said identifying information if the target user has authorized the requester, whereby the location middleware server sends said request to initiate provision of location information to a location service server only for requesters authorized by the target user, and wherein said request is signaled to said location middleware server entity other than via said location service server entity.
A communication system comprising:
- a location service server entity;
- a location middleware server entity;
- communication media for signaling from a client entity to the location middleware server entity a request for location information associated with a target user, said request containing information identifying a requester of said location information;
- and
- verification means for verifying based on said identifying information, if the target user has authorized the requester, wherein said request to initiate provision of location information is from said location middleware server entity sent to said location service server entity only if such authorization is given,
- wherein said request is signaled to said location middleware server entity other than via said location service server entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.