Location Fidelity Adjustment Based on Mobile Subscriber Privacy Profile

• US 20120276926A1
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• 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:
  US13/528,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20120276926A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• 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

Location based wireless technology dynamically adjusts the accuracy of location information provided to a requesting party based on an aggregation of a plurality of location modifiers, each adjusting the accuracy of the current location from a more accurate version to a less accurate version having reduced accuracy.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting current location information regarding a wireless device, comprising:

receiving a location request for current location information regarding a particular wireless device;

adjusting an accuracy of said current location information corresponding to said particular wireless device based on an aggregation of a plurality of location modifiers, each of said plurality of location modifiers adjusting said accuracy of said current location from a more accurate version to a less accurate version having reduced accuracy; and

transmitting, as a response to said location request, said less accurate current location information.

2. The method of adjusting current location information regarding a wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said plurality of location modifiers includes a spoofing of said current location.

3. The method of adjusting current location information regarding a wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said plurality of location modifiers are configurably defined on a device-by-device basis.

4. The method of adjusting current location information regarding a wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said plurality of location modifiers includes a time of day parameter for a given accuracy of location.