Patent ID: 8364118

Claim:
A method of providing location information to a requesting entity comprising: accessing precision information associated with the requesting entity, wherein the precision information associated with the requesting entity indicates a specified degree of precision of location information authorized to be sent to the requesting entity; receiving location information from a mobile station, the location information indicating a position of the mobile station with a first precision; determining a first parameter indicative of a first location characteristic of the mobile station using the received location information; determining a second parameter indicative of a second location characteristic of the mobile station using the received location information; rounding the first parameter based on the precision information associated with the requesting entity to generate a rounded first parameter; rounding the second parameter based on the precision information associated with the requesting entity to generate a rounded second parameter; and transmitting a diluted position of the mobile station determined using the rounded first parameter and the rounded second parameter, wherein the diluted position of the mobile station is an accurate position with a second precision less than the first precision.