Method and system for managing location information for wireless communications devices
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access to location information generated for wireless communications devices, comprising:
- a first memory configured for storing at least one privacy profile for at least one subscriber wireless communications device, wherein the privacy profile includes at least one of;
identification information for the at least one wireless communications device and at least one privacy preference for providing location information for the at least one wireless communications device to a requesting client application; and
a first interface accessible over a data network which is configured to access, retrieve and provide the location information for the at least one wireless communications device to the requesting client application wherein prior to provision of the location information the first interface is further configured to access the privacy profile of the at least one wireless communications device in the first memory and based on the analysis of the at least one privacy preference provide the location information in a manner specified in the profile, which includes but is not limited to denying access to the location information.
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Abstract
A system and method provide for establishment and use of permission sets for subscribers where client applications in a wireless communication environment are requesting location information for a particular wireless communications device from a provider of such information. The system described herein provides the capability for a wireless communications device operator to establish a profile wherein limitations may be placed on the provision of such location information based on such things as the requesting party, spatial and temporal limitations, as well as granularity. The system described herein may be further configured such that an authentication process is preformed for client application seeking location information which would require the registration of such client applications with a centralized processing system.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for controlling access to location information generated for wireless communications devices, comprising:
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a first memory configured for storing at least one privacy profile for at least one subscriber wireless communications device, wherein the privacy profile includes at least one of;
identification information for the at least one wireless communications device and at least one privacy preference for providing location information for the at least one wireless communications device to a requesting client application; and
a first interface accessible over a data network which is configured to access, retrieve and provide the location information for the at least one wireless communications device to the requesting client application wherein prior to provision of the location information the first interface is further configured to access the privacy profile of the at least one wireless communications device in the first memory and based on the analysis of the at least one privacy preference provide the location information in a manner specified in the profile, which includes but is not limited to denying access to the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling access to location information generated for wireless communications devices operating in a wireless communications network, comprising the steps of:
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periodically receiving location information requests for at least one wireless communications device over a data network from a requesting client application;
accessing a subscriber profile associated with the at least one wireless communications device in memory, wherein the subscriber profile includes an indication of which of the requesting client applications may receive the location information as well as at least one privacy preference which controls the manner in which the location information may be provided;
determining whether the requesting client application is included in the accessed subscriber profile for the at least one wireless communications device; and
if the at least one client application is identified in the accessed subscriber profile, providing access to the location information for the at least one wireless communications device according to the at least one privacy preference. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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