Patent ID: 9137631
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a providing a location based service to a user operating a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving, by a server, a current location of the mobile device in encrypted form; processing, by the server, the current location of the mobile device in encrypted form, the processing utilizing at least one previously designated use approved location, for which the user desires to receive a location based service, that is stored in a database accessible by the server, to produce a result without having to decrypt the current location of the mobile device; sending, by the server, the result to the mobile device for processing by the mobile device; receiving, by the server, the current location of the mobile device from the mobile device in unencrypted form only when the mobile device determines that its current location is near a user approved location based on the result returned to the mobile device; and using the current location of the mobile device to provide a location based service to the user operating the mobile device.