Location Fidelity Adjustment Based on Mobile Subscriber Privacy Profile

• US 20120158785A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Pitt, Lance Douglas
• Application Number:
  US13/403,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20120158785A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/16 selectively restricting mobility data tracking

Abstract

The present invention utilizes location based wireless technology in a wireless network to dynamically automate the accuracy of location information provided to requesting parties based on external criteria, e.g., the time of day. The location information may be altered by removing particular parts (e.g., by removing street information, or city information), or by mathematically loosening the accuracy of the location of the particular wireless user.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting private information regarding a wireless user, comprising:

receiving a request for private information regarding a particular wireless user; and

adjusting complete private information corresponding to said particular wireless user to be less complete based on a given criteria, before providing same to requesting party;

wherein a completeness of said private information is reduced from a most complete version stored in a database.

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