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Secure location identification service

  • US 8,972,605 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2012
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a first server and from a second server, a request for user device information,the request for the user device information including a first identifier associated with a first user device,the first user device being associated with a second identifier to anonymize the first identifier from a third server that stores particular information associated with the first user device, andthe particular information including;

    first location information associated with the second identifier and a first timestamp, andsecond location information associated with the second identifier and a second timestamp;

    determining, by the first server, the second identifier associated with the first user device based on information, stored by the first server, mapping the second identifier to the first identifier;

    providing, by the first server and to the third server, the second identifier to request the first location information associated with the second identifier from the third server;

    receiving, by the first server and from the third server, the first location information associated with the second identifier based on providing the second identifier to the third server; and

    providing, by the first server and to the second server, the first location information associated with the first user device based on receiving the first location information from the third server,the second server being capable of providing a first location-based service to the first user device based on receiving the first location information from the first server.

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