Privacy control of location information
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor effectuate operations comprising;
defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as a current location of a device, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location;
designating a predefined location to be substituted as the current location for reporting purposes when the current location is in the geographic zone;
defining a first list of persons who are eligible to receive a report of the pseudo-location information;
defining a second list of persons who are blocked from receiving reports of location information about the device;
receiving the current location;
in response to determining that the current location is in the geographic zone, reporting, to a communications device of a first monitoring user that is listed on the first list, the pseudo-location information as the current location as opposed to reporting the current location as a location that is within the geographic zone, wherein the pseudo-location information comprises the designated predefined location;
in response to determining that the current location is outside the geographic zone, reporting, to a communications device of a second monitoring user that is not listed on the first list and is not listed on the second list, the current location of the user as the location; and
in response to determining that a third monitoring user is listed on the second list, blocking reporting of location information of the user to the third monitoring user.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present is a method of implementing privacy control of location information. Such a method comprises defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as the current location of the user, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the user; receiving the current location of the user; determining that the current location is in the geographic zone; and reporting the pseudo-location information as the current location of the user when the current location is determined to be in the geographic zone. Other methods and systems are also provided.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor effectuate operations comprising; defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as a current location of a device, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location; designating a predefined location to be substituted as the current location for reporting purposes when the current location is in the geographic zone; defining a first list of persons who are eligible to receive a report of the pseudo-location information; defining a second list of persons who are blocked from receiving reports of location information about the device; receiving the current location; in response to determining that the current location is in the geographic zone, reporting, to a communications device of a first monitoring user that is listed on the first list, the pseudo-location information as the current location as opposed to reporting the current location as a location that is within the geographic zone, wherein the pseudo-location information comprises the designated predefined location; in response to determining that the current location is outside the geographic zone, reporting, to a communications device of a second monitoring user that is not listed on the first list and is not listed on the second list, the current location of the user as the location; and in response to determining that a third monitoring user is listed on the second list, blocking reporting of location information of the user to the third monitoring user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An method comprising:
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defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as a current location of a device, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the device; designating a predefined location as pseudo-location information to be substituted as the current location of the device when the current location is in the geographic zone; receiving an indication of the current location of the device; in response to determining that the received indication of the current location is in the geographic zone, providing the designated predefined location as the current location of the device to a first recipient on a first list of persons eligible to receive a report about the pseudo-location information; in response to determining that the received current location is outside the geographic zone, providing, to a second recipient that is not listed on the first list and is not listed on a second list of persons not eligible to receive a report about the pseudo-location information, the current location of the device as the location of the device; and blocking reporting of location information of the device to third recipient on the second list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor effectuate operations comprising; defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as a current location of a device, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the device; designating a predefined location as pseudo-location information to be substituted as the current location of the device when the current location is in the geographic zone; receiving an indication of the current location of the device; in response to determining that the received indication of the current location is in the geographic zone, providing the designated predefined location as the current location of the device to a first recipient on a first list of persons eligible to receive a report about the pseudo-location information; in response to determining that the received current location is outside the geographic zone, providing, to a second recipient that is not listed on the first list and is not listed on a second list of persons not eligible to receive a report about the pseudo-location information, the current location of the device as the location of the device; and blocking reporting of location information of the device to third recipient on the second list. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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