Consolidating online privacy preferences
First Claim
1. A method for managing location-based privacy preferences, said method comprising:
- receiving a device identifier and location data corresponding to a device;
retrieving a location-based privacy preference corresponding to the device identifier and the location data;
comparing the retrieved location-based privacy preference with a privacy policy that corresponds to a service provider; and
determining whether to send content provided by the service provider to the device based upon the comparison.
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Abstract
User privacy preferences are consolidated for location-based services. A mobile user is able to control the service providers to which the mobile user'"'"'s location is transmitted as well as control the service providers from which the user wishes to receive content. Service providers and other online vendors request the location and network identifiers of mobile users in order to provide the mobile users with content. The user'"'"'s privacy preferences are described in a document that includes the location format being used by the user, a link to the user'"'"'s preference data, and the current location of the user'"'"'s mobile device. The privacy preference file includes global privacy preferences that apply when the user is outside of established privacy locations and one or more privacy locations defined by a geographical boundaries. These preferences that apply while the user is inside the defined privacy location.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for managing location-based privacy preferences, said method comprising:
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receiving a device identifier and location data corresponding to a device; retrieving a location-based privacy preference corresponding to the device identifier and the location data; comparing the retrieved location-based privacy preference with a privacy policy that corresponds to a service provider; and determining whether to send content provided by the service provider to the device based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing location-based privacy preferences, said method comprising:
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receiving a device identifier and location data corresponding to a device; receiving content, a service provider'"'"'s location, and a service provider'"'"'s privacy policy from a service provider; retrieving a location-based privacy preference corresponding to the device identifier, wherein the service provider'"'"'s location corresponds to the location data; comparing the retrieved location-based privacy preference with the service provider'"'"'s privacy policy; determining whether to send content provided by the service provider to the device based upon the comparison; and sending the content to a device corresponding to the device identifier in response to the determination.
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