SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CREATED LOCATION CONTEXTS IN A LOCATION SERVER
First Claim
1. A method for handling a location request for a target device using a location uniform resource identifier (“
- URI”
), comprising the steps of;
(a) receiving a location request for a target device from a requesting entity, the target device having a location context information represented by a location URI and including starting information, initial validating information and policy information;
(b) verifying the form of the location URI by a location information server (“
LIS”
), the form including at least an encrypted context string;
(c) extracting and decrypting the encrypted context string by the LIS;
(d) determining if the location request can continue as a function of the policy information;
(e) determining an estimated location of the target device as a function of the starting information;
(f) collecting additional validating information;
(g) correlating the additional validating information with the initial validating information; and
(h) providing the estimated location of the target device to the requesting entity.
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Abstract
A system and method for handling a location request for a target device using a location uniform resource identifier (“URI”). A location request may be received for a target device from a requesting entity, the target device having a location context information represented by a location URI and including starting information, initial validating information and policy information. The form of the location URI may be verified by a location information server (“LIS”), the form including at least an encrypted context string. This string may be extracted and decrypted by the LIS and it may be determined whether the request can continue as a function of the policy information. If the request can continue, then an estimated location of the target device may be determined as a function of the starting information. Additional validating information may be collected and correlated the initial validating information. If these validating information correlate, then the estimated location of the target device may be provided to the requesting entity.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for handling a location request for a target device using a location uniform resource identifier (“
- URI”
), comprising the steps of;(a) receiving a location request for a target device from a requesting entity, the target device having a location context information represented by a location URI and including starting information, initial validating information and policy information; (b) verifying the form of the location URI by a location information server (“
LIS”
), the form including at least an encrypted context string;(c) extracting and decrypting the encrypted context string by the LIS; (d) determining if the location request can continue as a function of the policy information; (e) determining an estimated location of the target device as a function of the starting information; (f) collecting additional validating information; (g) correlating the additional validating information with the initial validating information; and (h) providing the estimated location of the target device to the requesting entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A location information server (“
- LIS”
) comprising;(a) circuitry for receiving a location request for a target device, the target device having a location context information represented by a location URI and including starting information, initial validating information and policy information; (b) circuitry for verifying the form of the location URI, the form including at least an encrypted context string; (c) circuitry for extracting and decrypting the encrypted context string; (d) circuitry for determining if the location request can continue as a function of the policy information; (e) circuitry for determining an estimated location of the target device as a function of the starting information; (f) circuitry for collecting additional validating information; (g) circuitry for correlating the additional validating information with the initial validating information; and (h) circuitry for providing the estimated location of the target device to the requesting entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In a location information server (“
- LIS”
) that has received a location request for a target device, the target device having location context information represented by a location uniform resource identifier (“
URI”
), a method for handling the location request for the target device using a location URI, comprising the steps of;(a) verifying the form of the location URI by the LIS, wherein the location context information further includes starting information, initial validating information and policy information; (b) if the location request can continue as determined by the policy information, then determining an estimated location of the target device as a function of the starting information; (c) collecting additional validating information and correlating the additional validating information with the initial validating information; and (d) providing the estimated location of the target device to a requesting entity.
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