Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is; can not effectively protect the defective of individual privacy at present individual position indicator; the present invention has introduced a kind of location crowd's restriction scheme; at individual position indicator end; the user can be according to actual conditions; mode by the folk prescription setting positions the crowd and limits setting, has only specific crowd just can be acquired the geographical location information of this locating terminal, and other crowds can not obtain the geographical location information of this locating terminal.
The present invention is achieved in that a kind of alignment restrictions method, and described method comprises, steps A: the permission recipient that the locating information of locating terminal is set; Step B: described locating terminal obtains its locating information; Step C: distribute described locating information and give described permission recipient.
Further, the permission recipient of described steps A is provided with by the address information that store this locality.
Further, described steps A comprises that also sending the described permission recipient who configures arrives server end.
Further, described step C distributes by server.
Further, described method also comprises, step D, and locating terminal is from the described permission recipient information of described server inquiry.
Further, described method also comprises, step e is provided with the transmit leg that allows to receive other people locating information, and when he who receives regarded as information from described transmit leg, described locating terminal receives handled this locating information.
Further, the permission transmit leg of described step e is to be provided with by the address information that store this locality.
The present invention also provides a kind of positioner, comprises that positioning unit is used to obtain the current location information of described device; Dispatching Unit is used for outwards sending described current location information; Described device also comprises positional information distribution recipient limiting unit, is used to be provided with allow the outwards recipient of the described positional information of distribution of described Dispatching Unit, and described Dispatching Unit is according to the described positional information of the outer distribution of set receive direction.
Further, described device also comprises the positional information receiving element, is used to receive the positional information of other positioner; Positional information transmit leg limiting unit is used to be provided with the transmit leg that allows described locating terminal to receive other locating terminal positional informations, and described receiving element receives the extraneous positional information that sends over according to set transmit leg.
Further, described device also comprises query unit, is used to inquire about the distributed recorder of described permission alignment restrictions recipient and described positional information.
Further, described device also comprises mobile comm unit.
The present invention also provides a kind of navigation system, and described system comprises at least one locating terminal; Positional information management server is used to receive the positional information of described locating terminal and distributes described positional information to other locating terminals; Described system comprises that also distribution recipient limiting unit is used to be provided with the recipient who allows the described positional information of the outside distribution of described Dispatching Unit.
Further, described permission location crowd's limiting unit is present in described locating terminal or described positional information management server.
After adopting technical scheme of the present invention, user's individual privacy can be effectively protected.At individual position indicator end, the user can be according to actual conditions, the mode of setting by the locating terminal folk prescription positions the crowd and limits setting, has only specific crowd just can be acquired the geographical location information of this locating terminal, and other crowds can not obtain the geographical location information of this locating terminal.This location crowd's ways to restrain can effectively be protected individual's privacy.In addition, under the application scenario of making friends by geography information, privacy that also can the Reasonable Protection both sides.
Embodiment
In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer,, the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explanation the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
Introduce the first embodiment of the present invention below.
Fig. 1 is the system construction drawing that present embodiment adopted.The principal character of this system is the existence that positional information management server is arranged, and it is mainly used in the geographical location information of management and control locating terminal, and in addition, this system also comprises:
At least one GPS (Global Position System), GPS or Beidou satellite navigation system or GLONASS or GALILEO;
At least two locating terminals, this locating terminal is not limited to individual position indicator, also comprises any terminal that positioning function is arranged, and it is used to obtain individual geographical location information and uploads individual geographical location information to the position information management server.
In system shown in Figure 1, locating terminal 101 utilizes satellite navigation system to position and resolves, and geographical location information being transferred to positional information management server 103 by GPRS/GSP business 102, positional information management server 103 sends to locating terminal 105 to the geographical location information of locating terminal 101 by GPRS/GSP professional 104.
The system shown in Figure 1 that is based on present embodiment realizes, at locating terminal 101 the crowd's restriction that allows to obtain this machine locating information can be set, crowd's restriction that this machine allows to receive other people locating information also can be set, set and send to positional information management server end 103 by GPRS/GSM 102 after the location crowd limits configuration information, positional information management server end 103 is preserved crowd's alignment restrictions configuration information of locating terminal 101 to database, after success is preserved, positional information management server end 103 can send the information that success is set to location terminal 101, and so once complete crowd's restriction is provided with flow process and has just finished.The situation that can also the inquiry crowd limits setting at locating terminal 101, locating terminal 101 sends the instruction that an inquiry crowd is provided with, be transferred to positional information management server end 103 by GPRS/GSM 102, positional information management server end 103 feeds back to locating terminal 101 according to the information of database the inside by GPRS/GSM 102.
At length set forth realization of the present invention from the visual angle of locating terminal below, from top description as can be known, the present invention mainly realizes three functions: the crowd's restriction that allows to obtain this machine locating information, crowd's restriction that other people locating information of this machine permission reception is set and the situation that the inquiry crowd limits setting are set.Introduce their realization below respectively.
The function that the crowd's restriction that allows to obtain this machine locating information is set is that you wish to receive that the people of your individual geographical location information moves a restriction group the inside to those, have only the individual of this group the inside just can receive your current geographic position information, otherwise can not receive your current geographic position information.After setting this crowd's restricted information, need send to server end to this information and preserve, do the influence that this configuration information is not subjected to locating terminal storage loss of data like this, can effectively protect individual privacy.It should be noted that when upgrading to be provided with to be that the part that sending module only can send renewal is to server end, other people that were provided with can not re-send to server end.It is provided with flow process as shown in Figure 2.Concrete steps are described below:
Step 201 is selected to enter " menu ";
Step 202 is selected " alignment restrictions " function;
Step 203 is selected " crowd's restriction " option;
Step 204 is selected " allowing the crowd who obtains this machine locating information to be provided with " option;
Step 205 is provided with this crowd, and when being upgrades when being provided with, the configuration information before having preserved in the configuration information only needs to add you and wants that the people who increases enters to get final product;
Step 206, crowd's restricted information that transmission configures it should be noted that to server end, when renewal was provided with, the part that sending module only can send renewal was to server end, and other people that were provided with can not re-send to server end, after transmission finishes, wait acknowledge;
Step 207 is received confirmation, and crowd's restriction is provided with success.
The function that this machine of setting allow to receive crowd's restriction of other people locating information is that the people that you seek out their geographical location information those moves a group the inside to, have only this group people from the inside current geographic position information you can receive that just you can not receive other people current geographic position.After setting this crowd's restricted information, need send to server end to this information and preserve, do the influence that this configuration information is not subjected to locating terminal storage loss of data like this, can effectively protect individual privacy.It should be noted that the part that sending module only can send renewal is to server end when renewal is provided with, other people that were provided with can not re-send to server end.It is provided with flow process as shown in Figure 3.Concrete steps are described below:
Step 301 is selected to enter " menu ";
Step 302 is selected " alignment restrictions " function;
Step 303 is selected " crowd's restriction " option;
Step 304 is selected " allowing the crowd who receives other people locating information to be provided with " option;
Step 305 is provided with this crowd, and when renewal was provided with, the configuration information before having preserved in the configuration information only needed to add you and wants that the people who increases enters to get final product;
Step 306, crowd's restricted information that transmission configures it should be noted that to server end, when renewal was provided with, the part that sending module only can send renewal was to server end, and other people that were provided with can not re-send to server end, after transmission finishes, wait acknowledge;
Step 307 is received confirmation, and crowd's restriction is provided with success.
The function that the inquiry crowd limits setting is the situation that is provided with that the current crowd's restriction that allows to obtain this machine locating information of inquiry and this machine allow to receive crowd's restriction of other people locating information.During inquiry, crowd's configuration information of server the inside can download to locating terminal, crowd's configuration information that this organizational security is deposited is synchronized to the configuration information that sets in the service end, makes things convenient for locating terminal can in time understand the situation of current crowd's restriction, and its flow process as shown in Figure 4.Concrete steps are described below:
Step 401 is selected to enter " menu ";
Step 402 is selected " alignment restrictions " function;
Step 403 is selected " crowd's restriction " option;
Step 404 is selected " crowd limits inquiry " option, sends query statement;
Step 405 is received Query Information, upgrades local crowd's configuration information, successful inquiring.
More than describe the flow process that among the present invention the alignment restrictions crowd is provided with or inquires about in detail, then introduce relevant with above flow process down three main software interfaces and function separately thereof.
The interface of alignment restrictions as shown in Figure 5, it comprises plural function key, such as comprising that the crowd limits and XX restriction or the like, mainly pays close attention to " crowd's restriction " function here, selects to enter " crowd's restriction " option, can enter the menu that the crowd limits.
The interface of crowd restriction as shown in Figure 6, it comprises two function keys: allow to obtain this machine locating information crowd, allow to receive other people locating information crowd and the crowd limits inquiry.The function that allows to obtain this machine locating information crowd is that the crowd that can obtain this machine locating information is provided with, and after selecting to enter this option, can be provided with the crowd; The function that allows other people locating information crowd of reception is this machine to be allowed to receive other people crowd of locating information be provided with, and after selecting to enter this option, can be provided with the crowd; The function that the crowd limits inquiry is to realize the crowd's restricted information that is kept on the server is inquired about, as long as press this key, its meeting sends the situation that is provided with that a query statement carry out inquiry crowd restriction to service end automatically, can feedback meeting locating terminal after finding.
The interface that allows to obtain this machine locating information crowd as shown in Figure 7, it comprises three function keys: add, deletion and sending.Adding function key is to increase the people to this group from address list, can show in this group after the interpolation; The delete function key is the people who colludes have been beaten in front in this crowd delete from this group the inside; The sending function key is that the personnel in this group are sent to service end, and the attention meeting all sends to server end to the proprietary information in this group the inside, colludes with having not beat that it doesn't matter.It is pointed out that the address book that address list is in the locating terminal to be stored, the Affiliates List or the group that also can be in the MSN to be stored, as QQ, immediate communication tools such as MSN.
The interface that allow to receive other people locating information crowd as shown in Figure 8, it comprises three function keys: add, deletion and sending.Adding function key is to increase the people to this group from address list, can show in this group after the interpolation; The delete function key is the people who colludes have been beaten in front in this crowd delete from this group the inside; The sending function key is that the personnel in this group are sent to service end, and the attention meeting all sends to server end to the proprietary information in this group the inside, colludes with having not beat that it doesn't matter.It is pointed out that the address book that address list is in the locating terminal to be stored, the Affiliates List or the group that also can be in the MSN to be stored, as QQ, immediate communication tools such as MSN.
Just introduced the implementation procedure that the alignment restrictions crowd is set above.Introduce alignment restrictions crowd role in the location below.
Set the position fixing process that allows to receive other people locating information crowd behind the alignment restrictions crowd and send to other people.Two position fixing process are arranged here, and one is the position fixing process that allows to obtain this machine locating information crowd, and another is the position fixing process that allows to receive other people locating information crowd.
To certain individual position indicator (supposing the A position indicator), allow to obtain this machine locating information crowd's position fixing process, as shown in Figure 9, concrete steps are described below:
Step 901, position indicator A obtains current geographical location information;
Step 902, the geographical location information of position indicator A is transferred to server end;
Step 903, server end are called the crowd who allows to obtain this machine locating information of the locating terminal A of preservation;
Step 904, server end sends to everyone of this crowd the inside to the geographical location information of locating terminal A.
To certain individual position indicator (supposing the A position indicator), allow to receive other people locating information crowd's position fixing process, as shown in figure 10, concrete steps are described below:
The permission that step 1001, server end are called the locating terminal A of preservation receives the crowd of other people locating information;
Step 1002, server end all sends to locating terminal A at this proprietary geographical location information in crowd the inside.
Introduce the second embodiment of the present invention below.
Fig. 9 is the system configuration of second kind of embodiment, the principal character of this system is the existence that does not have positional information management server, alignment restrictions crowd's setting is finished by locating terminal being provided with separately, and the restricted information of setting only is kept in the locating terminal.
In system shown in Figure 11, locating terminal 1101 or locating terminal 1102 can be provided with crowd's restriction of the locating information that receives other-end at this machine arbitrarily, this machine also can be set arbitrarily send crowd's restriction of locating information, the finishing by GPRS or GSM alternately of the locating information between locating terminal 1101 and the locating terminal 1102 to the external world.
Among this embodiment, comprise two flow processs, the one, locating terminal is provided with the crowd who allows to obtain other people locating information separately, has only other people in the permission crowd, and this machine receives his geographical location information and could further be handled by this locating terminal, otherwise does not handle; The 2nd, locating terminal is provided with the crowd who allows to obtain this machine locating information separately, and only the people in this permission crowd just can receive the geographical location information of this locating terminal, otherwise not receive.Above two flow processs also can select to be applied in the positioner respectively as function independently.Introduce it below respectively.
At first describe first flow process, locating terminal is provided with the crowd who allows to obtain other people locating information separately.Can set the crowd that this terminal can be obtained other people locating information according to actual conditions at locating terminal, people's the locating information terminal processes that just can be positioned in this permission crowd only, other people locating information terminal processes that can not be positioned.Its flow process that crowd who allows to obtain other people locating information is set as shown in figure 12, concrete steps are described below:
Step 1201 enters menu;
Step 1202 is selected the alignment restrictions function;
Step 1203, other people are provided with function to select to allow the location;
Step 1204, the selection crowd is provided with;
Step 1205 is provided with the crowd.
After setting other people crowd of permission location, this locating terminal can judge whether to handle the locating information that other locating terminals send according to the permission crowd who configures.When the people who sends this locating information is that locating terminal will be handled this locating information, otherwise abandons this locating information in other people crowd of permission location.Its flow process as shown in figure 13, concrete steps are described below:
Step 1301 is received the geographical location information of other locating terminals;
Step 1302 judges whether the people who sends this locating information allows to locate in other people crowd at this machine;
Step 1303 is if handle this geographical location information;
Step 1304 if not, abandons this geographical location information.
Next second flow process described.Figure 14 is the flow process that the crowd who allows to obtain this machine locating information is set.Locating terminal can be provided with and have only specific crowd just can obtain the locating information of this terminal according to actual conditions, only in the crowd that this sets, just can receive the geographical location information of this locating terminal, and other-end does not receive.Concrete steps are described below:
Step 1401 enters menu;
Step 1402 is selected the alignment restrictions function;
Step 1403 selects to allow other people function to be set the location;
Step 1404, the selection crowd is provided with;
Step 1405 is provided with the crowd.
Figure 15 is locating terminal sends a flow process from locating information to the external world.After locating terminal sets the crowd who allows other people location, this locating terminal can be according to the permission location crowd who configures, the locating information that judges whether to send oneself is to other people, and only the people in this crowd the inside just can receive the geographical location information of this locating terminal.Concrete steps are described below:
Step 1501 is obtained this locating terminal current geographic position;
Step 1502 is called the crowd's information that allows to obtain this machine locating information of preservation;
Step 1503 sends to everyone of this crowd the inside to the locating information of this machine.
By top technology, can position restriction by the crowd is set.In addition, the present invention to localization method without limits can be as locate mode of the present invention as location, base station, satellite fix, wireless location and the following locate mode that may occur.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to restriction the present invention, all any modifications of being done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.