Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Location service authorization and indication
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Application No.: US17192149Application Date: 2021-03-04
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Publication No.: US11736494B2Publication Date: 2023-08-22
- Inventor: Stephen J. Rhee , Adam M. Driscoll , Jeffrey Michael Bartunek , Ronald K. Huang , Erik Neuenschwander , Patrick Coffman , Guy L. Tribble
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Aikin & Gallant, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04L9/40 ; H04W4/029 ; H04W12/08 ; H04M1/72403 ; H04M1/72457 ; H04W4/02

Abstract:
An application can specify a location service authorization type to be enforced by a mobile device. After the user authorizes the location service through an authorization dialog, the application can receive location service according to the authorization type. A first authorization type allows the application to receive continuous location updates and location events from a location service on the mobile device only when the application is in use. A second authorization type allows the application to always receive continuous location updates and location events when the application is running in a foreground or background. A status indicator can be displayed to indicate the authorization associated with a received location service.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210194889A1 LOCATION SERVICE AUTHORIZATION AND INDICATION Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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