Patent ID: 8874145
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for controlling a level of location information disclosed about a target wireless device, comprising: a wireless protocol receiver to receive a location information request having a unique, application-level location request personal location code (PLC) associated with a user of multiple wireless devices, said personal location code (PLC) being unique to said plurality of wireless devices associated with said user, said PLC authorizing provision of location information of an active one of said plurality of wireless devices at a predefined level of accuracy less than full accuracy; and a protocol adapter to translate said application-level location request into a given network location service request, to obtain current location information, at said predefined level of accuracy, for said active one of said plurality of wireless devices; wherein said current location information of said active one of said plurality of wireless devices is returned at said predefined level of accuracy based on authorization rules associated with said PLC.