US 12,452,679 B2
Secure device location sharing
Malcolm M. Smith, Richardson, TX (US); Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US); Scott Ross Blue, Oulu (FI); and Brian D. Hart, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc.
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/495,193.
Prior Publication US 2025/0142344 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/062 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/71 (2021.01) [H04W 12/062 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device over a secured link, an indication that a peer-to-peer device desires Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) based location sharing;
receiving, from the peer-to-peer device over the secured link, an identity provider (IdP) for the peer-to-peer device;
requesting validation of the peer-to-peer device from the IdP;
receiving, from the IdP in response to requesting validation of the peer-to-peer device from the IdP, authentication for the peer-to-peer device and an indication that the peer-to-peer device needs AFC based location sharing; and
sending, to the peer-to-peer device over the secured link, an indication that the peer-to-peer device is approved for AFC based location sharing in response to:
receiving the authentication for the peer-to-peer device;
receiving the indication that the peer-to-peer device needs AFC based location sharing;
receiving the indication that the peer-to-peer device desires AFC based location sharing; and
receiving an indication that a local venue policy authorizes AFC based location sharing for authenticated but unaffiliated devices.