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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Ning Luo, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuxiang Peng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gengsheng Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Min Wang, Tustin, CA (US);
Furqan Ahmed, Eastvale, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An example method of position information authentication for a location application performed by a UE, the method comprising determining by a position engine, a position estimate of the UE and determining by the position engine, a position report message indicating the position estimate. The method also comprises determining by a security module, a digital signature generated using a first private key known to the UE and the position report message. The method further comprises transmitting the position report message associated with the digital signature to a location application executed by the UE or another device, wherein the location application is configured to provide one or more location-based services to the UE using the position estimate responsive to a successful authentication of the position report message using the digital signature generated based on the first private key.