IP Library Granted Patent US 8,315,599
Granted Patent B2
US 8,315,599 · App. 13/067,942 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

Location privacy selector

Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,315,599
App. No.
13/067,942
Granted
Nov 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device capable of being located over a network by a requesting party comprises a phone, and a display to display a visually-continuous location privacy slider having at least five stops. Each of the at least five stops corresponds to a given combination of settings within the phone relating to a privacy of reporting of location of the wireless device to a requesting device.

Claims (23)

1. A wireless device capable of being located over a network by a requesting party, said wireless device comprising:

a phone; and

a display to display a visually-continuous location privacy slider having at least five stops;

wherein each of said at least five stops corresponds to a given combination of settings within said phone relating to a privacy of reporting of location of said wireless device to a requesting device, said given combination of settings for individual location functions comprising:

position not allowed,

position given without notification,

notify when position given,

notification of position if position request authorized, and

position given if no response to authorization request.

2. The wireless device capable of being located over a network by a requesting party according to claim 1 , wherein:

said at least five stops correspond to a given combination of settings for individual location functions defined by a Location Privacy Checking Protocol (PCP) standard.

3. The wireless device capable of being located over a network by a requesting party according to claim 1 , wherein:

said network is a wireless network.

4. A method of implementing a desired level of location privacy on a wireless device with a visually-continuous location privacy slide set to any of a plurality of stops each gradually increasing in location privacy respectively from one end to the other, comprising:

establishing a first combination of privacy settings among a plurality of applications operable on a wireless device when a lowest level of privacy is selected by a slide stopped at a first stop position at one end of a visually-continuous location privacy slide corresponding to position not allowed;

establishing respective combinations of privacy settings among said plurality of applications operable on said wireless device when central levels of privacy are selected by said slide stopped at a respective central stop position of said visually-continuous location privacy slide corresponding to position given without notification, notify when position given, or notification of position if position request authorized; and

establishing a highest combination of privacy settings among said plurality of applications operable on said wireless device when a highest level of privacy is selected by a slide stopped at a last stop position at a second end of said visually-continuous location privacy slide corresponding to position given if no response to authorization request.

5. The method of implementing a desired level of location privacy on a wireless device with a visually-continuous location privacy slide set to any of a plurality of stops each gradually increasing in location privacy respectively from one end to the other according to claim 4 , wherein said plurality of stops consists of:

five stops.

6. The method of implementing a desired level of location privacy on a wireless device with a visually-continuous location privacy slide set to any of a plurality of stops each gradually increasing in location privacy respectively from one end to the other according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of stops comprise:

at least five stops corresponding to a given combination of settings for individual location functions defined by a Location Privacy Checking Protocol (PCP) standard.

7. The method of implementing a desired level of location privacy on a wireless device with a visually-continuous location privacy slide set to any of a plurality of stops each gradually increasing in location privacy respectively from one end to the other according to claim 4 , wherein:

a location of said wireless device is requested via a wireless network to said wireless device.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 3, 2016
From: COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM CORPORATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
To: CITIBANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037993/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2011
From: KASAD, FARHAD; LOCKEBY, CAMRON
To: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 026620/0155 →
Continuity (1)
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