Managing of application access to centrally stored place-related data on a mobile device

摘要

A method of managing place data for a mobile device, the method comprising storing place data for a place in a centralized place database and receiving input to specify which one or more applications on the mobile device are to have access to the place data for the place. In response to a place data request from a data-requesting application executing on the mobile device, the device determines if the data-requesting application has access to the place data for the place and provides the place data to the data-requesting application only if the data-requesting application has access. This technology enables the device to control the sharing of place data among applications on the device.

主权项

1. A method of managing place data for a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving input to select a place; receiving input to define one or more access permissions for a group of applications on the mobile device that determine access for each of the applications in the group to the place data for the place; storing the place data for the place in a centralized place database in a memory of the mobile device; and in response to a place data request from a data-requesting application executing on the mobile device: determining if the data-requesting application is part of the group that has been permitted access to the place data for the place; and providing the place data to the data-requesting application only if the data-requesting application is part of the group that has been permitted access to the place data.