Abstract: Providing access to online services is contemplated. The online services authorized for access may be limited or controlled according to a location of an access point used to facilitate access to the online services. This location based authorization may be useful in providing access to online services that have location dependent restraints.

Abstract: Providing access to online services is contemplated. The online services authorized for access may be limited or controlled according to a location of an access point used to facilitate access to the online services. This location based authorization may be useful in providing access to online services that have location dependent restraints.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for secure communication techniques in a communication system. The system can include a first device which communicates with a second device over a channel. A security association can be established during a first session between the devices via an asymmetric key exchange. The security association comprises a Traffic Encryption Key (TEK) and a first state vector. The TEK comprises a shared, secret symmetric key. The security association is stored in each of the devices for use during a second session between the devices to expedite security association establishment during call set-up of the second session. The security association can be associated with the second device in the first device, and with the first device in the second device. An updated state vector can be generated at the first device. A second session can be established between the first device and the second device by using the TEKs from the first session and the updated state vector.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for secure group communications in a wireless dispatch system which includes a group of devices. The group of devices can include a first secure device which communicates with a plurality of second secure devices over a channel.

Abstract: A mobile network (10) method provides location information of a mobile device (20) to a requester (30). The user of the mobile device pre-configures a location service profile to indicate authorized location service requesters, and activates or de-activates the service (61). When a request for location information of a mobile user is received, the network determines whether the request is an authorized one from the location service profile (65). If the request is authorized, the network retrieves the location information without placing a call simply by paging the mobile device (20) for the location information (69).

Abstract: A communication network (10) utilized for providing communications between a first party and a second party includes a surveillance server (26) within a core network (10) to provide communication surveillance capability. The core network (10) may be a packet data network, and the surveillance server (26) is operable responsive to trigger information to establish communications surveillance. Communication surveillance may be established by creating duplicate bearer packets of those data packets carrying the communicated data between the parties, creating duplicate control packets of those data packets carrying in-band or out-of-band call control information between the parties and within the packet data network, and/or various combinations thereof. The duplicate bearer packets and the duplicate control packets are routed to appropriate authorized law enforcement agencies for providing surveillance.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a verified message receipt in a messaging system (10) notifies users (30) when messaging system subscribers (40) retrieve messages (370). Verified message receipts can take the form of pages, faxes, automated call-backs or additional messages. In operation, when a user (30) leaves a message (370) for a messaging system subscriber (40), a verified message receipt flag (375) is raised and a user pager number (380) or user fax number (390), or user telephone number (395) is entered. A message origination and delivery device (20) includes many message boxes (300) for many subscribers (40). The message origination and delivery device (20) generates verified message receipts when subscribers (40) retrieve messages (370).