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 cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;
determining a zone;
determining a substitute-location;
determining a first group of persons eligible to receive an indication of the substitute-location;
determining a current location at which a call is initiated;
determining if the current location is within the zone;
determining if an intended recipient of the call is a member of the first group; and
upon a determination that the current location is within the zone and the intended recipient is a member of the first group, incorporating in the call, an indication of the substitute-location as the current location.
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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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20 Claims
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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 cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; determining a zone; determining a substitute-location; determining a first group of persons eligible to receive an indication of the substitute-location; determining a current location at which a call is initiated; determining if the current location is within the zone; determining if an intended recipient of the call is a member of the first group; and upon a determination that the current location is within the zone and the intended recipient is a member of the first group, incorporating in the call, an indication of the substitute-location as the current location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining, by a device, a zone; determining, by the device, a substitute-location; determining, by the device, a first group of persons eligible to receive an indication of the substitute-location; determining, by the device, a current location of the device when a call is initiated; determining, by the device, if the current location is within the zone; determining, by the device, if an intended recipient of the call is a member of the first group; and upon a determination that the current location is within the zone and the intended recipient is a member of the first group, incorporating in the call, an indication of the substitute-location as the current location.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
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determining a zone; determining a substitute-location; determining a first group of persons eligible to receive an indication of the substitute-location; determining a current location of the device when a call is initiated; determining if the current location is within the zone; determining if an intended recipient of the call is a member of the first group; and upon a determination that the current location is within the zone and the intended recipient is a member of the first group, incorporating in the call, an indication of the substitute-location as the current location.
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