METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSRECEIVING PRIVACY INFORMATION

• US 20140378101A1
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yeongtong-Gu Samsung-Ro
• Inventors: Suh, Kyung Joo
• Granted Patent: US 9,826,396 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving privacy information are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, privacy type, privacy indication, and transmission period, receiving a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message; and transmitting location information. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the method and the apparatus for transmitting and receiving privacy information can provide an adequate protection for the privacy information in a terminal.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting privacy information using a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, privacy type, privacy indication, and transmission period;

receiving a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message; and

transmitting location information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the location information comprises:

transmitting the location information if the transmission period has elapsed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the location information comprises:

transmitting the location information if a location information trigger is received.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication if an emergency situation is detected.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting the location information if the connection complete message is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication and location information if an emergency situation is detected.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a connection detach message after transmitting the location information.

15. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting the location information if a location information trigger is received after receiving the connection message including the emergency indication.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal type indication sets a priority to a mobile-to-mobile (M2M) communication terminal.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the privacy indication indicates the type of privacy information that the UE transmits or receives.

8. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting privacy information, the UE comprising:

a communication unit configured to;

transmit a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, privacy type, privacy indication, and transmission period;

receive a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message; and

transmit location information.

9. The UE of claim 8, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the location information if the transmission period has elapsed.

10. The UE of claim 8, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the location information if a location information trigger is received.

11. The UE of claim 8, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication if an emergency situation is detected.

12. The UE of claim 11, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the location information if the connection complete message is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

13. The UE of claim 8, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication and location information if an emergency situation is detected.

14. The UE of claim 8, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit a connection detach message after transmitting the location information.

16. The UE of claim 11, wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit the location information if a location information trigger is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

19. The UE of claim 8, wherein the terminal type indication sets a priority to a mobile-to-mobile (M2M) communication terminal.

20. The UE of claim 8, wherein the privacy indication indicates the type of privacy information that the UE transmits or receives.