Method and apparatus for transreceiving privacy information

• US 9,826,396 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Suh, Kyung Joo
• Primary Examiner(s): Prez-Gutirrez, Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pannell, Mark G.
• Application Number:
  US14/374,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20140378101A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,758 Days
• Field of Search: 4554041, 4554042, 455411, 4554561-457
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving privacy information are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, privacy type, privacy indication, and transmission period, receiving a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message; and transmitting location information. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the method and the apparatus for transmitting and receiving privacy information can provide an adequate protection for the privacy information in a terminal.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting privacy information by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting, to an evolved Node B (eNB), a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, a privacy type, a privacy indication, and a transmission period, the privacy indication indicating whether to transmit location information for the UE supporting a machine type communication (MTC);

receiving, from the eNB, a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message after a profile of the UE is updated based on the terminal type indication, the privacy type, the privacy indication, and the transmission period;

determining whether to transmit the location information for the UE based on the privacy indication; and

if the location information is determined to transmit based on the privacy indication, transmitting the location information according to the transmission period,

wherein the privacy type indicates a type of service associated with the location information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the location information comprises transmitting the location information if the transmission period has elapsed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the location information comprises transmitting the location information if a location information trigger is received.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication if an emergency situation is detected.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein transmitting the location information comprises transmitting the location information if the connection complete message is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting the location information if a location information trigger is received after receiving the connection message including the emergency indication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication and location information if an emergency situation is detected.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a connection detach message after transmitting the location information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal type indication sets a low priority to a mobile-to-mobile (M2M) communication terminal.

10. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting privacy information, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate with an evolved Node B (eNB); and

a controller configured to;

control the transceiver to transmit a connection (ATTACH) message including a terminal type indication, a privacy type, a privacy indication, and a transmission period, receive a connection complete (ATTACH ACCEPT) message after a profile of the UE is updated based on the terminal type indication, the privacy type, the privacy indication, and the transmission period;

determine whether to transmit location information for the UE based on the privacy indication, and if the location information is determined to transmit based on the privacy indication; and

transmit the location information according to the transmission period, wherein the privacy type indicates a type of service associated with the location information, and wherein the location information is for the UE supporting a machine type communication (MTC).

11. The UE of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the location information if the transmission period has elapsed.

12. The UE of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the location information if a location information trigger is received.

13. The UE of claim 10, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication if an emergency situation is detected.

14. The UE of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the location information if the connection complete message is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

15. The UE of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the location information if a location information trigger is received after transmitting the connection message including the emergency indication.

16. The UE of claim 10, wherein the connection message includes an emergency indication and location information if an emergency situation is detected.

17. The UE of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to control the transceiver to transmit a connection detach message after transmitting the location information.

18. The UE of claim 10, wherein the terminal type indication sets a low priority to a mobile-to-mobile (M2M) communication terminal.