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US 12,641,417 · App. 18/568,499 · Granted May 26, 2026

Method and apparatus for managing provision of location information

Inventors: Kiran Gurudev Kapale (Bangalore, IN); Arunprasath Ramamoorthy (Bangalore, IN); Basavaraj Jayawant Pattan (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04W12/02H04L67/306H04L67/52
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,641,417
App. No.
18/568,499
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The present subject matter refers to method and apparatus for managing provision (or, dissemination) of a location information of a client device. The method includes instructing a client device for sharing the location information; receiving the location information and a request for managing dissemination of the location information; receiving a list for managing dissemination of the location information from the client device. The method includes determining if the client device is authorized to request managing dissemination of the location information based on a client profile and managing dissemination of the location information to the one or more MCX service user in accordance with the list based on determination that the client device is authorized to request managing dissemination of the location information.

Claims (34)

1 . A method performed by a server in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a client device, a request for restricting location information dissemination, wherein the request for restricting the location information dissemination includes first information indicating to enable or disable the location information dissemination, second information on at least one mission critical (MC) service identity (ID) of at least one requesting MC service user and third information on a list of MC service IDs of at least one MC service user for indicating that the restriction of the location information dissemination is applicable;

transmitting, to the client device, a response to the request for restricting the location information dissemination;

transmitting, to the client device, a configuration for a location information report or a request for the location information report; and

receiving, from the client device, location information of the client device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the response includes fourth information indicating a result of restricting the location information dissemination.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying authority of the client device to restrict the location information dissemination isbased on user profile data.

4 . A method performed by a client device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a server, a request for restricting location information dissemination, wherein the request for restricting the location information dissemination includes first information indicating to disable the location information dissemination, second information on at least one mission critical (MC) service identity (ID) of at least one requesting MC service user and third information on a list of MC service IDs of at least one MC service user for indicating that the restriction of the location information dissemination is applicable;

receiving, from the server, a response to the request for restricting the location information dissemination;

receiving, from the server, a configuration for a location information report or a request for the location information report; and

transmitting, to the server, location information of the client device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the response includes fourth information indicating a result of restricting the location information dissemination.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein authority of the client device to restrict the location information dissemination is based on user profile data.

7 . A server, comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, and

at least one memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, storing instructions executable by the at least one processor individually or in any combination to cause the server to:

receive, from a client device, a request for restricting location information dissemination, wherein the request for restricting the location information dissemination includes first information indicating to disable the location information dissemination, second information on at least one mission critical (MC) service identity (ID) of at least one requesting MC service user and third information on a list of MC service IDs of at least one MC service user for indicating that the restriction of the location information dissemination is applicable,

transmit, to the client device, a response to the request for restricting the location information dissemination,

transmit, to the client device, a configuration for a location information report or a request for the location information report, and

receive, from the client device, location information of the client device.

8 . The server of claim 7 , wherein the response includes fourth information indicating a result of restricting the location information dissemination.

9 . The server of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the server to identify authority of the client device to restrict the location information dissemination is based on user profile data.

10 . A client device, comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, and

at least one memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, storing instructions executable by the at least one processor individually or in any combination to cause the client device to:

transmit, to a server, a request for restricting location information dissemination, wherein the request for restricting the location information dissemination includes first information indicating to disable the location information dissemination, second information on at least one mission critical (MC) service identity (ID) of at least one requesting MC service user and third information on a list of MC service IDs of at least one MC service user for indicating that the restriction of the location information dissemination is applicable,

receive, from the server, a response to the request for restricting the location information dissemination,

receive, from the server, a configuration for a location information report or a request for the location information report, and

transmit, to the server, location information of the client device.

11 . The client device of claim 10 , wherein the response includes fourth information indicating a result of restricting the location information dissemination.

12 . The client device of claim 10 , wherein authority of the client device to restrict the location information dissemination is based on user profile data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2024
From: KAPALE, KIRAN GURUDEV; RAMAMOORTHY, ARUNPRASATH; PATTAN, BASAVARAJ JAYAWANT
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066032/0041 →
Priority Claims (2)
IN 202141030177 · Jul 5, 2021 · national
IN 202141030177 · Jul 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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