Cell-ID translation in a location based system (LBS)
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1. A method of securing Cell-ID information in a wireless network, comprising:
- translating a unique static Cell-ID of a node in a wireless network into a unique, changeable, translated Cell-ID; and
transmitting said translated Cell-ID and not said static Cell-ID to a wireless device communicating with said node of said wireless network;
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Abstract
A Cell-ID translation module accesses a Cell-ID translation database to associate original Cell-ID information with new or changed (i.e., translated) Cell-ID information received by a handset. A Cell-ID database is effectively regularly changed rendering useless any third party databases previously collected without authorization by the relevant mobile operators. Cell-IDs collected by unauthorized third parties will either not be found in the third party database, or not match up to the correct location.
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1. A method of securing Cell-ID information in a wireless network, comprising:
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translating a unique static Cell-ID of a node in a wireless network into a unique, changeable, translated Cell-ID; and transmitting said translated Cell-ID and not said static Cell-ID to a wireless device communicating with said node of said wireless network; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network Cell-ID translation apparatus, comprising:
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a Cell-ID translation database containing a plurality of translations between respective unique static Cell-IDs of nodes in a wireless network, and temporarily corresponding unique, changeable, translated Cell-IDs; and a changer of Cell-IDs module, in communication with said Cell-ID translation database, to occasionally affect a change in the value of said translated Cell-IDs; wherein a translated Cell-ID and not said static Cell-ID, is transmitted to a wireless device communicating with an assigned node in said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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