Method and device for controlling use of context information of a user
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a context policy enforcement engine on a mobile computing device;
receiving, from a requesting entity, a request for context information related to a user of the mobile computing device,retrieving context policy data with the context policy enforcement engine, the context policy data defining a set of rules for responding to context requests;
determining a level of specificity of a context characteristic for a context parameter associated with the requested context information as a function of the context policy data and an identity of the requesting entity;
retrieving context data identified by the determined level of specificity of the context characteristic for the context parameter associated with the requested context information; and
responding to the request for context information with the retrieved context data.
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Abstract
A method and device for controlling use of context information of a user includes establishing a context policy enforcement engine on a mobile computing device. The context policy enforcement engine may be embodied as software and/or hardware components. The context policy enforcement engine retrieves context policy data in response to receiving a request for context information related to a user. The context policy data defines a set of context rules for responding to context requests. The context policy enforcement engine responds to the request based on the set of context rules.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a context policy enforcement engine on a mobile computing device; receiving, from a requesting entity, a request for context information related to a user of the mobile computing device, retrieving context policy data with the context policy enforcement engine, the context policy data defining a set of rules for responding to context requests; determining a level of specificity of a context characteristic for a context parameter associated with the requested context information as a function of the context policy data and an identity of the requesting entity; retrieving context data identified by the determined level of specificity of the context characteristic for the context parameter associated with the requested context information; and responding to the request for context information with the retrieved context data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory, machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions, that in response to being executed, result in a computing device:
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establishing a context policy enforcement engine on a mobile computing device; retrieving context policy data with the context policy enforcement engine in response to receiving a request for context information related to a user of the computing device, the context policy data defining a set of rules for responding to context requests; determining a level of specificity of a context characteristic for a context parameter associated with the requested context information as a function of the context policy data and an identity of a requesting entity that requested the context information; retrieving context data identified by the determined level of specificity of the context characteristic for the context parameter associated with the requested context information; and responding to the request for context information with the retrieved context data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a context policy enforcement engine; a processor; and a memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the context policy enforcement engine to; retrieve context policy data in response to receiving a request for context information related to a user of the computing device, the context policy data defining a set of rules for responding to context requests; determine a level of specificity of a context characteristic for a context parameter associated with the requested context information as a function of the context policy data and an identity of a requesting entity that requested the context information; retrieve context data identified by the determined level of specificity of the context characteristic for the context parameter associated with the requested context information; and respond to the request for context information with the determined retrieved context data.
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