Systems, methods, and computer program products for privacy protection

• US 20030130893A1
• Filed: 11/08/2002
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telanon, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Telanon, Inc.
• Inventors: Farmer, Bennie
• Application Number:
  US10/291,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20030130893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle

Abstract

A systems and method of transmitting or communicating unique data from a unique user through a communications and/or computer network to a third party, wherein the third party has no method of determining the personal-identifying information (PII) of the unique user upon receiving the data. The invention provides privacy protection and location for communication of data, voice or other information via a communications network, for providing various services related to telematics communications and other location-based services.

Claims

1. A method for protecting the privacy of data communicated from a mobile system comprising the following steps:

aquiring at least one data element from the mobile system having personal identification information;

removing any personal identification information from the at least one data element;

transferring the at least one data element via wireless communications to at least one receiver not located on the mobile system.

2. A method of monitoring operation of a vehicle or its driver comprising the steps of:

communicating at least one data element from at least one data generating system associated with said vehicle to a service provider;

generating information relating to an operating state of a vehicle, the status of the driver, location of vehicle or an action of said driver during a selected period; and

removing any personal identification information from the generated information and transfering the information to at least one third party.

3. A system for protecting the privacy of data communicated from a mobile system comprising:

a communications system in association with the mobile system, the communications system being coupled to at least one data generating system associated with the mobile system to receive at least one data element;

wherein the communications system is operated to selectively transmit the at least one data element from the communications system to a processing system, wherein the processing system removes personal identification information from the at least one data element, wherein the processed information is transmitted to at least one supplier of a product or service.

4. A system for offering products or services to a vehicle owner comprising:

a communications system in association with the vehicle, the communications system being coupled to at least one data generating system associated with the vehicle to receive at least one data element selected from the group consisting of an operating state of the vehicle, status of the driver, location of the vehicle, an action of the driver during a selected period, external environment, a voice input, or combinations thereof,

the communications system operated to selectively remove personal identification information and to selectively transmit the at least one data element from said communications system to a processing system, the processing system generating information relating to a product or service using the at least one data element, wherein the information is selectively communicated to the owner of the vehicle or at least one supplier of the product or service.