System and method for location based web services
US6594483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a local application may interface with a single API and be automatically connected to the appropriate source of terminal location information. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a remote application and/or web service may interface with a single API and be automatically connected to the appropriate source of terminal location information. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided a system and method whereby a user can specify his privacy preferences to one database and be assured that his preferences would be adhered to by all location providing sources, thereby allowing the user to exact direct control over which applications and web services have access to data concerning the location of his mobile.
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