Methods and apparatus for session control in a networked locationing system
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1. A session control method, comprising:
- establishing a locationing session between a mobile device and a remotely located server over a network;
sending information related to the geographical location of the mobile device to the remotely located server after establishing the locationing session; and
providing, via the mobile device, a plurality of notifications after establishing the location session, wherein the plurality of notifications each indicate that the locationing session is active and presents a user interface to a user of the mobile device that allows the user to selectively authorize the locationing session;
wherein the user interface includes a list of active locationing sessions and a periodic indicator denoting that at least one of the locationing sessions is active; and
wherein the user interface further includes a plurality of user interface components configured to allow the user to perform a set of functions comprising;
terminating one or more active locationing sessions;
adjusting a default re-notification and/or re-verification interval;
setting a maximum locationing session duration; and
limiting a number of active locationing sessions.
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Abstract
A session control method includes establishing a locationing session between a mobile device and a remotely located server over a network, sending information related to the geographical location of the mobile device to the remotely located server after establishing the locationing session, and providing two or more notifications via the mobile device, at predetermined intervals or in response to an event, that the locationing session is active. The user may then validate or invalidate the active session, thereby providing greater control of such information. Additional configuration options are provided to the user in order to control the nature and distribution of such locationing data.
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1. A session control method, comprising:
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establishing a locationing session between a mobile device and a remotely located server over a network; sending information related to the geographical location of the mobile device to the remotely located server after establishing the locationing session; and providing, via the mobile device, a plurality of notifications after establishing the location session, wherein the plurality of notifications each indicate that the locationing session is active and presents a user interface to a user of the mobile device that allows the user to selectively authorize the locationing session; wherein the user interface includes a list of active locationing sessions and a periodic indicator denoting that at least one of the locationing sessions is active; and wherein the user interface further includes a plurality of user interface components configured to allow the user to perform a set of functions comprising; terminating one or more active locationing sessions; adjusting a default re-notification and/or re-verification interval; setting a maximum locationing session duration; and limiting a number of active locationing sessions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a display communicatively coupled to the processor; at least one user input device communicatively coupled to the processor; and a transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to establish a locationing session with a remotely located server over a network; wherein the processor is configured to provide a user interface for displaying a plurality of notifications that the locationing session is active and allows the user to selectively authorize the locationing session; wherein the user interface includes a list of active locationing sessions and a periodic indicator denoting that at least one of the locationing sessions is active; and wherein the user interface further includes a plurality of user interface components configured to allow the user to perform a set of functions comprising; terminating one or more active locationing sessions; adjusting a default re-notification and/or re-verification interval; setting a maximum locationing session duration; and limiting a number of active locationing sessions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory, tangible computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for generating a user interface, the method comprising:
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establishing one or more active locationing sessions with a remotely located server over a network; sending information related to the geographical location of the mobile device to the remotely located server after establishing the one or more active locationing sessions; and providing a notification via the mobile device, at predetermined intervals or in response to an event, that the one or more active locationing sessions are active and presenting a user interface to a user of the mobile device that allows the user to selectively authorize the one or more active locationing sessions; wherein the user interface further includes a plurality of user interface components configured to allow the user to perform a set of functions comprising; terminating one or more active locationing sessions; adjusting a default re-notification and/or re-verification interval; setting a maximum locationing session duration; and limiting a number of active locationing sessions. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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