Privacy control method for position service

Abstract

Being in use for position service subsystem (PSS) in radio comm system, the method includes following steps: recording info of authorized list of service provider (ALSP), info of user access close list (UACL), and information of authorized list provided contract signed user in position service sub system; after receiving positioning request, based on info of service provider, and info of positioning request party included in the request, PSS validates ALSP and UACL to determine positioning validation; based on information of the party to be positioned included in the received positioning request, PSS validates the authorized list provided by the party to be positioned, and determines number of the positioning request party in the authorized list; PSS executes positioning request, and returns positioning result back to positioning request party. The method implements protection for right of privacy of user position.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to location service technology in the communication field, in particular to a privacy control method for protecting user privacy in location service. Background technique [0002] In a wireless communication system, location service is a value-added service that obtains terminal user location information (latitude and longitude coordinates) through a wireless network, and then, with the support of an electronic map platform, provides users with corresponding services. [0003] However, at present, the location service business is developing slowly. The reasons include that the technology and content of the LBS (Location Based Service, location service) business are relatively complex, operators and SP (Service Provider, service provider) are not fully prepared, and the content is not rich enough, etc. In the current location service in the field of wireless communication, as long as the user's mobile phone has activated the servic...

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[0003] However, the current development of the location service business is slow, the reasons include that the technology and content of the LBS (Location Based Service, location service) business are relatively complex, operators and SP (Service Provider, service provider) are not fully prepared, the content is not rich enough, etc.

In the current location service in the field of wireless communication, as long as the user's mobile phone has activated the service, other people can query the user's location through the mobile phone or the Internet, but this is actually very unsafe for the user, and the user's privacy cannot be protected.

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