Patents
US 10728700 B2: Privacy assurance in location based services
- Granted
- 2020-07-28
- Filed
- 2015-04-15 application 14687901
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for privacy assurance in location based services is provided. The method includes receiving a location of a mobile device corresponding to an end user of a multi-user enterprise application. The method additionally includes identifying a valid location of the mobile device that is at least a threshold distance from the received location and that is a public facility. Finally, the method includes presenting the valid location to other end users in the multi-user enterprise application in lieu of the received location.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200728.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SugarCRM, Inc. 47 patents | US company or organization | Cupertino, CA | SugarCRM Inc Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipe Guerra | San Jose, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vladyslav Kulchytskyy | Nashua, NH | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/023 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/107 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SUGARCRM INC., AS GRANTOR signed 2018-07-31 | GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 46673/434 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GUERRA, FILIPE signed 2015-04-14 KULCHYTSKYY, VLADYSLAV signed 2015-04-14 | SUGARCRM INC. CUPERTINO, CA | 35420/125 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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