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User privacy management apparatus and method in mobile communications system

  • US 20060079249A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2005
  • Published: 04/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A user privacy management method in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) network having a SUPL agent, a SUPL Location Platform (SLP) and a SUPL Enabled Terminal (SET), the method comprising:

  • checking whether a privacy authorization for the SUPL agent is required on the basis of user privacy setting information when the SUPL agent requests positioning for a particular SET;

    transmitting a first user notification to the SET when the privacy authorization is required, and calculating a location of the SET according to a first user notification response received from the SET;

    terminating the first SUPL session when the location of the SET is completely calculated, and checking whether the privacy authorization is required with respect to the calculated location of the SET on the basis of user privacy setting information;

    initiating a second SUPL session with the SET when the privacy authorization is required, and then transmitting a second user notification to the SET; and

    selectively transferring the calculated location value of the SET to the SUPL agent on the basis of a second user notification response received from the SET.

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