Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Security or fraud prevention
Patent
1997-11-26
2000-10-24
Hunter, Daniel S.
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Security or fraud prevention
455411, 455456, 455 381, H04B 712
Patent
active
061380032
ABSTRACT:
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed which performs authorization checks prior to allowing a location service to position a mobile terminal within a cellular network. The various checks involve ensuring that the requesting agency has authorization to request positioning of mobile terminals, determining whether positioning of mobile terminals is allowed within the cellular network that the mobile terminal is currently located in, verifying the authenticity of the identity of the mobile positioning center, ascertaining whether the mobile subscriber has allowed the requesting agency to position the mobile terminal, and confirming that all relevant criteria for positioning have been met by both the mobile subscriber and the requesting agency.
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Hayes Stephen
Kingdon Christopher H.
Roel-Ng Maya
Zadeh Bagher R.
Ericsson Inc.
Hunter Daniel S.
Tran Pablo N.
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