Protecting Location Information
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a method, a Back-end-server (102, 400, 506) and a system (500) for protection of location information of a UE. The Back-end-server can receive (104, 202, 302) a request message from an operator interface (504) requesting location information of the UE. Based on probability criteria or blocking factors, it is determined (110, 208, 306-310) whether location information may be transferred to the operator interface. One advantage is that a quantitative security for the privacy of subscribers is provided, with which the privacy of the subscribers is not disclosed.
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38 Claims
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20. A method for determining whether location information of a user equipment, UE, with an identifier in a communication network may be transferred to a Front-end-server, the method being performed by a Back-end-server and comprising:
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receiving a request message from the Front-end-server, the request message requesting location information of the UE within a selected area of the request; obtaining location information of the UE; obtaining one or more blocking factors related to the location information of the UE; obtaining one or more probability criteria for locating the UE; and determining whether location information of said UE is to be transferred to the Front-end-server dependent on whether one or more of the blocking factors related to the location information of the UE are activated or one or more of the probability criteria for locating the UE are fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A Back-end-server for determining whether location information of a user equipment, UE, may be transferred to a Front-end-server including an operator interface, the Back-end-server comprising:
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a processor, and a memory storing computer program comprising computer program code which, when run in the processor, as a response to a receipt of a request message from the Front-end-server, wherein the request message is requesting location information, causes the Back-end-server to; obtain location information of said UE; obtain one or more blocking factors related to the location information of said UE within a selected area of the request; obtain one or more probability criteria locating said UE; and determine whether location information of said UE is to be transferred to the Front-end-server in dependence of whether one or more of the blocking factors related to the location information of the UE are activated or one or more of the probability criteria for locating said UE are fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A system for determining whether location information of a user equipment, UE, may be transferred to a Front-end-server in a communication network, the system comprising:
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a Back-end-server configured to communicate with the Front-end-server comprising an operator interface, wherein the Back-end-server comprises; a processor, and a memory storing computer program comprising computer program code which, when run in the processor, as a response to a receipt of a request message from a Front-end-server, wherein the request message is requesting location information, causes the Back-end-server to; obtain location information of said UE; obtain one or more blocking factors related to the location information of said UE within a selected area of the request; obtain one or more probability criteria locating said UE; and determine whether location information of said UE is to be transferred to the Front-end-server in dependence of whether one or more of the blocking factors related to the location information of the UE are activated or one or more of the probability criteria for locating said UE are fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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