METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO LOCATION INFORMATION ABOUT USER EQUIPMENT EXECUTING APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A User Equipment (UE) for controlling access to location information about the the UE comprising:
- a controller configured, upon sensing access to the location information about the UE by an application operating in an operating system (OS) of the UE, to;
match a rule defining access authorization of the application to the location information, anddetermine whether to allow or deny access of the application to the location information based on the access authorization; and
a display configured to display a screen under control of the controller.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and a User Equipment (UE) for controlling access to location information about the UE are provided. The UE includes a controller configured, upon sensing access to the location information about the UE by an application operating in an operating system (OS) of the UE, to match a rule defining access authorization of the application to the location information, and to determine whether to allow or deny access of the application to the location information based on the access authorization, and a display configured to display a screen under control of the controller.
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1. A User Equipment (UE) for controlling access to location information about the the UE comprising:
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a controller configured, upon sensing access to the location information about the UE by an application operating in an operating system (OS) of the UE, to; match a rule defining access authorization of the application to the location information, and determine whether to allow or deny access of the application to the location information based on the access authorization; and a display configured to display a screen under control of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling access to location information about a User Equipment (UE), performed by the UE, the method comprising:
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upon sensing access to the location information about the UE by an application operating in an operating system (OS) of the UE, matching a rule defining access authorization of the application to the location information; and determining whether to allow or deny access of the application to the location information based on the access authorization. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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