Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of decoupling and exposing computing device originated location information
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Application No.: US14873378Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US09647995B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Pramodh D. Narayan , Sri Ramanathan , Matthew A. Terry , Matthew B. Trevathan
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon P.C.
- Agent Christopher McLane; Andrew M. Calderon
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06Q40/00 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/20 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W12/08 ; H04W64/00

Abstract:
A system and method is provided to determine location information of a portable computing device and, in particular, to a secure and scalable system and method of decoupling and exposing handset originated location information to third parties. The system includes a location platform to determine location information of a remote user, and an encryption service configured to secure the location information of the remote user and send the secure location information to a content provider.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160021074A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DECOUPLING AND EXPOSING COMPUTING DEVICE ORIGINATED LOCATION INFORMATION Public/Granted day:2016-01-21
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