Mobile user location privacy solution based on the use of multiple identities
First Claim
1. A method to use a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
- transmitting a pseudo-identification (IDp) from a mobile device to the wireless access network; and
in a wireless access network location server, associating the IDp with the location of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A mobile device (10) includes a wireless network adapter (13) for communication with a wireless access network (24), and further includes a memory (23) in the mobile device for securely storing at least one pseudo-identification (IDp) of a mobile device user in conjunction with an actual identification (ID1) of the mobile device user. The mobile device further includes a mobile device identity manager (22), coupled to the memory, for transmitting ID1 from the mobile device to a trusted wireless access network for associating ID1 with a location of the mobile device (12), and for transmitting IDp from the mobile device to an untrusted wireless access network for associating IDp with a location of the mobile device (18).
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21 Claims
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1. A method to use a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
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transmitting a pseudo-identification (IDp) from a mobile device to the wireless access network; and
in a wireless access network location server, associating the IDp with the location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method to use a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
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securely storing in a mobile device at least one pseudo-identification (IDp) of a mobile device user in conjunction with an actual identification (ID1) of the mobile device user;
when operating with a trusted wireless access network, transmitting ID1 from the mobile device to the trusted wireless access network and associating ID1 with a location of the mobile device; and
when operating with an untrusted wireless access network, transmitting IDp from the mobile device to the untrusted wireless access network and associating IDp with a location of the mobile device.
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- 6. A wireless access network comprising in a mobile device a transmitter for transmitting a pseudo-identification (IDp) from the mobile device to the wireless access network, and in a wireless access network location server, means for associating the IDp with the location of the mobile device.
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10. A mobile device comprising a wireless network adapter for communication with a wireless access network, further comprising a memory in the mobile device for securely storing at least one pseudo-identification (IDp) of a mobile device user and an actual identification (ID1 ) of the mobile device user, and an Identity Manager, coupled to the memory, for transmitting ID1 from the mobile device to a trusted wireless access network for associating ID1 with a location of the mobile device, and for transmitting IDp from the mobile device to an untrusted wireless access network for associating IDp with a location of the mobile device.
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11. A method to use a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
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storing in a mobile device an actual identification (ID1 ) of a mobile device user;
when registering with a non-trusted wireless access network, one of generating a pseudo-identification (IDp) or accessing a stored IDp;
transmitting IDp from the mobile device to an Authentication Module of the non-trusted wireless access network;
authenticating the mobile device user based on IDp; and
providing a location of the mobile device and IDp to an application. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A mobile device operable for using a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
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means for authenticating the mobile device comprising means for transmitting a pseudo-identification (IDp) from the mobile device to a location server of the wireless access network for associating the IDp with a location of the mobile device; and
means, responsive to the mobile device being authenticated, for executing a mobile application in cooperation with an application server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising program code readable by a mobile device data processor for using a location service in a wireless access network, comprising:
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a program code segment for authenticating the mobile device comprising computer program code for transmitting a pseudo-identification (IDp) from the mobile device to a location server of the wireless access network for associating the IDp with a location of the mobile device; and
a program code segment, responsive to the mobile device being authenticated, for executing a mobile application in cooperation with a mobile device location-based application server.
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18. A computer program product comprising program code readable by a mobile device data processor, comprising program code operable for reading a memory in the mobile device, the memory securely storing at least one pseudo-identification (IDp) of a mobile device user and an actual identification (ID1) of the mobile device user, said program code implementing an Identity Manager function for transmitting ID1 from the mobile device to a trusted wireless access network for associating ID1 with a location of the mobile device, and for transmitting IDp from the mobile device to an untrusted wireless access network for associating IDp with a location of the mobile device.
- 19. A computer program product comprising program code readable by a data processor comprising part of a wireless network location server coupled to the mobile device through a wireless access network, comprising program code, responsive to a receipt of a pseudo-identification (IDp) from the mobile device, for associating the IDp with a determined location of the mobile device.
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