Mobile subscriber privacy evaluation using solicited vs. unsolicited differentiation

• US 20040203597A1
• Filed: 10/09/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Martin, Jeff, Pitt, Lance Douglas, Hines, Gordon John
• Application Number:
  US10/266,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203597A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user comprises implementing an opt`-out privacy policy for solicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to a wireless user. An opt-in privacy policy is also implemented for unsolicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to the wireless user. A multi-level privacy solution is provided which uses an opt-out policy for solicited service requested directly by the wireless user, and an opt-in policy is provided for unsolicited service not requested directly by the wireless user.

Claims

1. A method of providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user, comprising:

implementing an opt-out privacy policy for solicited requests for private information with respect to a wireless user; and

implementing an opt-in privacy policy for unsolicited requests for private information with respect to said wireless user;

wherein a multi-level privacy solution is provided which uses an opt-out policy for solicited service requested directly by said wireless user, and an opt-in policy for unsolicited service not requested directly by said wireless user.

2. The method of providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 1, wherein:

said private information includes a current location of said wireless user.

3. The method of providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 1, further comprising:

implementing an entity enable policy for enabling at least one unsolicited request from a given source.

4. The method of providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 3, wherein:

said private information includes a current location of said wireless user.

5. Apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user, comprising:

means for implementing an opt-out privacy policy for solicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to a wireless user; and

means for implementing an opt-in privacy policy for unsolicited requests from at least one given source for private information with respect to said wireless user;

wherein a multi-level privacy solution is provided which uses an opt-out policy for solicited service requested directly by said wireless user, and an opt-in policy for unsolicited service not requested directly by said wireless user.

6. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 5, wherein:

said private information includes a current location of said wireless user.

7. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 5, further comprising:

means for implementing an entity enable policy to enable at least one unsolicited request from a given source.

8. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 7, wherein:

said private information includes a current location of said wireless user.

9. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 5, wherein:

said means for implementing said opt-in policy includes an unsolicited enable list.

10. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 5, wherein:

said means for implementing said opt-out policy includes a solicited disable list.

11. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 10, wherein:

said means for implementing said opt-in policy includes an unsolicited enable list.

12. The apparatus for providing enhanced privacy to a wireless user according to claim 5, further comprising:

an entity enable list.