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System and method of decoupling and exposing computing device originated location information

  • US 9,218,622 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2012
  • Issued: 12/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising:

  • a processor;

    one or more computer readable hardware storage devices; and

    program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable hardware storage devices for execution by the processor, the program instructions comprising;

    program instructions to determine whether a location of a remote user was obtained locally at a handheld device of the remote user;

    program instructions to determine location information of the remote user that is outside an infrastructure of the carrier network;

    program instructions to determine whether decryption of the location information for the content provider will be handled by the carrier network;

    program instructions to secure the location information of the remote user;

    program instructions to insert the secure location information into a message; and

    program instructions to forward the message including the secure location information directly to a content provider;

    program instructions to generate and provide a decryption key to the content provider configured to decrypt the secure location information;

    program instructions to determine whether the remote user is entitled to location services or content of the content provider;

    program instructions to determine whether to provide the decryption key to the content provider based on a charging model of the content provider;

    program instructions to receive cached location information of the remote user from the remote user;

    program instructions to scramble the cached location information in the header of the HTTP request; and

    program instructions to bundle service subscription information and an authorization key in the HTTP header with the cached location information.

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