Patent ID: 6662014
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method, performed by a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:receiving a request for location information associated with the wireless communication device; determining whether the request is received from a location privacy manager or a location-enabled service; determining whether or not the wireless communication device is registered to operate with the location privacy manager responsive to the step of determining that the request is received from the location privacy manager; sending the location information to the location privacy manager responsive to the step of determining that the wireless communication device is registered to operate with the location privacy manager; rejecting the request from the location privacy manager responsive to the step of determining that the wireless communication device is not registered to operate with the location privacy manager; determining whether or not an identity of the location-enabled service is acceptable to the wireless communication device responsive to the step of determining that the request is received from the location-enabled service; sending the location information to the location-enabled service responsive to the step of determining that the identity of the location-enabled service is acceptable to the wireless communication device; and rejecting the request from the location-enabled service responsive to the step of determining that the identity of the location-enabled service is not acceptable to the wireless communication device.