Patent ID: 8837733

Claim:
A method for providing secure location information, said method comprising: receiving, by a secure location processor (SLP), security key exchange information including security keys from a location requesting entity, said location requesting entity external to said SLP; obtaining location determination measurements, said obtaining performed by said SLP; verifying that said location determination measurements have not exceeded an expiration threshold, said verifying performed by said SLP; determining location information based on said location determination measurements, said determining performed by said SLP; encrypting said location information based on said security keys, said encrypting performed by said SLP; transmitting said encrypted location information from said SLP to said location requesting entity; adjusting the accuracy of said location determination measurements based on credentials of said location requesting entity, said adjusting performed by said SLP; encrypting said adjusted location determination measurements based on said security keys, said encrypting performed by said SLP; and transmitting said encrypted location determination measurements from said SLP to said location requesting entity.