Location reporting satellite paging system with privacy feature
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1. A method for limiting access to a current location information for a mobile remote unit comprising:
- receiving, from a source, a request to provide a current location for the mobile remote unit connected to and a part of a communication system;
the communications system verifying, after receipt of the request, that an authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit;
the communications system determining, after receipt of the request and the authorization code supplied by the source, whether a positioning disclosure feature for the mobile remote unit is either active or blocked by an operator of the mobile remote unit; and
the communications system denying access to the current location of the mobile remote unit to the source when the source has supplied the authorization code required to receive the current location and after determining the positioning disclosure feature is blocked.
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Abstract
A location reporting paging communication system comprising space satellites, ground stations and a remote receiving unit adapted to resolve a global position from signals transmitted from a communication transmitter. The subscriber in possession of the remote receiving unit updates the paging network with global positioning information. A caller paging a subscriber in possession of the remote receiving unit may request the global location of the remote receiving unit. The paging network could divulge or block such information from a caller depending on the requirements of the subscriber.
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1. A method for limiting access to a current location information for a mobile remote unit comprising:
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receiving, from a source, a request to provide a current location for the mobile remote unit connected to and a part of a communication system; the communications system verifying, after receipt of the request, that an authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit; the communications system determining, after receipt of the request and the authorization code supplied by the source, whether a positioning disclosure feature for the mobile remote unit is either active or blocked by an operator of the mobile remote unit; and the communications system denying access to the current location of the mobile remote unit to the source when the source has supplied the authorization code required to receive the current location and after determining the positioning disclosure feature is blocked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for limiting access to a current location information for a mobile remote unit, the system comprising:
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a network for receiving, from a source, a request to provide a current location information for a mobile remote unit connected to and a part of the network; the network for verifying after receipt of the request that an authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit, determining, after receipt of the request and the authorization code supplied by the source, whether a positioning disclosure feature for the mobile remote unit is either active or blocked by an operator of the mobile remote unit, and denying access to the current location information of the mobile remote unit if the source has supplied the authorization code required to receive the current location and after determining the positioning disclosure feature is blocked. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for limiting access to a current location information for a mobile remote unit comprising:
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receiving, from a source, a request to provide a current location for a mobile remote unit connected to and a part of a communication system; the communication system verifying, after receipt of the request, that an authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit; the communication system determining, after receipt of the request and after verifying that the authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit, whether a positioning disclosure feature of the mobile remote unit is either active or blocked by an operator of the mobile remote unit; and the communication system denying access to the current location of the mobile remote unit to the source when the source has supplied the authorization code required to receive the current location and after determining the positioning disclosure feature is blocked.
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34. A system for limiting access to a current location information for a mobile remote unit, the system comprising:
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a network for receiving, from a source, a request to provide a current location information for a mobile remote unit connected to the network; the network for verifying after receipt of the request that an authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit, determining, after receipt of the request and after verifying that the authorization code supplied by the source is the authorization code required from the source to receive the current location of the mobile remote unit, whether a positioning disclosure feature for the mobile remote unit is either active or blocked by an operator of the mobile remote unit, and denying access to the current location information of the mobile remote unit if the source has supplied the authorization code required to receive the current location and after determining the positioning disclosure feature is blocked.
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