Personal location code

• US 20110237278A1
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Autodesk, Inc., LocationLogic LLC (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation), Longhorn Acquisition LLC (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Cone, Charles Francis
• Granted Patent: US 8,165,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/16 selectively restricting mobility data tracking

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving a request from a requestor to locate a user. The request identifies a personal location code (PLC) for the user. It is determined if the request is allowed based on the PLC. If the request is allowed, the current location of the user is obtained based on the location of one or more devices associated with the user. The current location of the device is then provided to the requestor.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request from a requestor to locate a user, the request identifying a personal location code (PLC) for the user;

determining if the request is allowed based on the PLC;

if the request is allowed, obtaining the current location of the user based on the location of one or more of the devices associated with the user; and

providing the current location of the device to the requestor.

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