Method and apparatus for managing the privacy and disclosure of location information
US8473729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach for managing the privacy and disclosure of location information associated with a computer system. For one aspect, a request is received from a requestor for a location property associated with a location of a computer system. It is then determined whether a privacy preference associated with the requestor has been specified. If not, a user may be prompted to supply privacy preferences associated with the requester. The privacy preferences are then applied to determine whether or not to provide the requested information. A user setting, such as a basic input-output system memory location setting, may also be implemented to enable and/or disable location-aware computing.
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