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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Mark Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Charles Abraham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Garrett, Tustin, CA (US);
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
David Lundgren, Mill Valley, CA (US);
David Murray, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Mark Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Charles Abraham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Garrett, Tustin, CA (US);
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
David Lundgren, Mill Valley, CA (US);
David Murray, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device may communicate with a location server during location based services (LBS) operations using a secure identifier. The secure identifier abstracts identification information of the mobile device and/or identification information of a user of the mobile device in instances that the mobile device and/or user identification information are deemed protectable from the location server. The location server may be operable to store location data corresponding to the mobile device and/or the user in a location reference database based on the secure identifier. The secure identifier may comprise a unique value, which may be randomly generated. The secure identifier may also be generated based on the mobile device and/or user identification information, by applying, for example, encryption algorithms to the mobile device and/or user identification information. Service providers for the mobile device may retrieve the abstracted mobile device and/or user identification information from the secure identifier.