US 12,267,671 B2
Privacy preserving location services
Paul Giura, Cohoes, NY (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,584.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048971 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/03 (2021.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 12/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving encrypted information over a network from a communication device, wherein the encrypted information is representative of identification information and location information of the communication device;
storing, in a database, the encrypted information;
receiving a location request over the network from equipment of a location requestor, wherein the location request includes a notification location;
identifying a positive result for the location request based on a match of the notification location and the location information of the communication device; and
causing a notification to be provided over the network to the communication device responsive to the positive result, wherein the notification is associated with the location requestor, and wherein the notification is provided to the communication device without providing the identification information of the communication device to the equipment of the location requestor.