Telecommunications system and method for controlling privacy
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- at least one user equipment;
a privacy policy holder configured to store information defining a privacy profile for at least one user associated with said at least one user equipment; and
a home location register configured to store the address of the privacy policy holder and an association between said at least one user and said privacy policy holder,wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored on said home location register,wherein said system is configured so that in response to a request for information relating to said user, said association stored in said home location register is used to identify said privacy policy holder so that a determination can be made by said privacy policy holder with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested location information can be provided.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system comprises at least one user and provides a first entity for storing information defining a privacy profile for at least one user. A second entity is arranged to store an association between at least one user and the first entity and the system is such that in response to a request for information relating to the user, the association stored in the second entity is used to identify the first entity so that a check can be made with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested information, can be provided.
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32 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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at least one user equipment; a privacy policy holder configured to store information defining a privacy profile for at least one user associated with said at least one user equipment; and a home location register configured to store the address of the privacy policy holder and an association between said at least one user and said privacy policy holder, wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored on said home location register, wherein said system is configured so that in response to a request for information relating to said user, said association stored in said home location register is used to identify said privacy policy holder so that a determination can be made by said privacy policy holder with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested location information can be provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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controlling the privacy of a user in a telecommunications system; receiving a request for information relating to said user; obtaining an address from a home location register identifying a privacy policy holder, said privacy policy holder storing information defining a privacy profile for said user wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored on said home location register; and carrying out a determination at said privacy policy holder with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested location information can be provided.
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27. A home location register, configured to:
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operate in a telecommunication system; store information for a plurality of users identifying for each user a privacy policy holder, the or each privacy policy holder being configured to store information defining a privacy profile for the respective plurality of users, wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored on said home location register, and wherein the home location register is configured so that in response to a request for information relating to said user, said association comprising the address of the privacy policy holder stored in said home location register is used to identify said privacy policy holder so that a determination can be made by said privacy policy holder with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested location information can be provided. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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at least one user equipment; a privacy policy holder configured to store a privacy profile comprising information relevant for or related to at least one user associated with said at least one user equipment; and a home location register configured to store the address of the privacy policy holder and an association between said at least one user and said privacy policy holder, wherein at least part of said stored information on said privacy policy holder is additional to information stored on said home location register, and wherein, when there is a request relating to or from said user, said system is configured so that said association stored in said home location register is used to identify said privacy policy holder so that a determination can be made by said privacy policy holder with respect to the stored location information to provide a response in dependence on said stored information to said request.
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30. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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at least one user equipment; a home location register configured to store a privacy policy comprising information defining a first profile for at least one user associated with said at least one user equipment; and a privacy policy holder configured to store information defining a privacy profile for said at least one user, wherein said first profile comprises an address of the privacy policy holder and an association between said user and said privacy policy holder, wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored in said first profile, and wherein said system is configured such that in response to a request for information relating to said user, said association in said first profile is used to identify said privacy policy holder so that a determination can be made by said privacy policy holder with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested location information can be provided. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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at least one user equipment means for equipping a user; a first storage means for storing information defining a privacy profile for at least one user associated with said at least one user equipment means; and a second storage means for storing an association between said at least one user and said first storage means and an address of a privacy policy holder, wherein at least part of said stored information defining said privacy profile is additional to information stored on said second storage means, wherein said system is configured so that in response to a request for information relating to said user, said association stored in said second storage means is used to identify said first storage means so that a determination can be made by said first storage means with respect to the privacy profile as to whether or not the requested information can be provided.
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