US 12,170,976 B2
Generation of information related to geographical area
Anders Baer, Årsta (SE)
Assigned to TELIA COMPANY AB, Solna (SE)
Filed by Telia Company AB, Solna (SE)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,519.
Claims priority of application No. 20215202 (FI), filed on Feb. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0272655 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating information indicative of objects in a geographical area, the method, performed by an apparatus, comprises:
receiving a request for information indicative of the objects in a geographical area from a requesting entity, the request comprising data defining the geographical area under interest and an accuracy of the requested information,
determining a number of positioning services for inquiring the data in accordance with the data in the request,
generating a request for information to the determined number of positioning services, the request at least comprising data defining the geographical area under interest at least in part,
modifying, in response to a receipt of information from the determined number of positioning services, the received information from the determined number of positioning services by filtering out privacy related information in relation to objects in the geographical area defined in the received information from the determined number of positioning services, and
generating a response to the requesting entity, the response comprising the modified information being indicative of objects in the geographical area.