Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anonymous positioning of a wireless unit for data network location-based services
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Application No.: US10323579Application Date: 2002-12-18
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Publication No.: US07062279B2Publication Date: 2006-06-13
- Inventor: Mats Cedervall , Thomas Ekerborn
- Applicant: Mats Cedervall , Thomas Ekerborn
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Openwave Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Main IPC: H04Q7/20
- IPC: H04Q7/20

Abstract:
This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service provider without necessarily providing the identity of wireless unit, e.g., a subscriber's wireless identification number, to the service provider. In this regard, a subscriber's identification number may be hidden from the positioning service provider via a process in which an alias is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. The subscriber's number may further be concealed from the service provider via a process wherein encrypted information is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040203900A1 Anonymous positioning of a wireless unit for data network location-based services Public/Granted day:2004-10-14
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