System for obfuscating identity

• US 20080052005A1
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Wilson, Richa, Tegreene, Clarence, Myhrvold, Nathan, Hillis, W.
• Application Number:
  US11/724,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052005A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/16 Obfuscation or hiding, e.g. involving white box
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

Compositions, apparatus, systems, kits, and methods, including but not limited to, feedback and cooperative methods and systems for obfuscating target biological material identifiers in an environment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset from one or more cooperative units, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more cooperative biological material identifiers; and

determining data representative of one or more cooperative obfuscating components based on the first possible dataset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more cooperative units include one or more of one or more cooperative obfuscating apparatus or one or more obfuscating apparatus.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more cooperative units include one or more of one or more cooperative dispensing units, one or more cooperative monitoring units, one or more cooperative controller units, or one or more cooperative computing units.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a first output associated with the first dataset.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending the first output associated with the first dataset to the one or more cooperative units.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of the one or more cooperative units include one or more cooperative obfuscating apparatus.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of the one or more cooperative units are one or more of one or more cooperative dispensing units, one or more cooperative monitoring units, one or more cooperative controller units, or one or more cooperative computing units.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending the first output associated with the first dataset, the first output including data representative of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein data representative of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components includes data representative of one or more temporal-spatial co-localizations of one or more of the one or more third obfuscating components.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending the first output associated with the first dataset, the first output including data representative of one or more of one or more target biological material identifiers, one or more environmental biological material identifiers, one or more first obfuscating components, one or more second obfuscating components, or one or more third obfuscating components.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry associated with the first possible dataset.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry associated with the first possible dataset, the first data entry including data representative of one or more of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

16. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry from a graphical user interface.

17. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry from at least one submission element of a graphical user interface.

18. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry to one or more obfuscating apparatus.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein one or more of the one or more obfuscating apparatus is a cooperative obfuscating apparatus.

20. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry to one or more of one or more dispensing units, one or more monitoring units, one or more controller units, or one or more computing units.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein one or more of the one or more dispensing units, the one or more monitoring units, the one or more controller units, the or one or more computing units are one or more of one or more cooperative dispensing units, one or more cooperative monitoring units, one or more cooperative controller units, or one or more cooperative computing units.

22. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more elements of the first possible dataset.

23. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

24. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first request associated with the first possible dataset.

25. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first request associated with the first possible dataset, the first request selecting data representative of one or more of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

26. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first request associated with the first possible dataset, the first request determining data representative of one or more of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

27. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first instruction associated with the first possible dataset.

28. The method of claim 7, wherein sending a first output associated with the first dataset comprises:

sending a first instruction associated with the first possible dataset, the first instruction containing data representative of parameters for temporal-spatial co-localizations of one or more of the one or more cooperative obfuscating components.

29. A computer program product comprising:

a signal bearing medium bearing

at least one of one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset from one or more cooperative units, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more cooperative biological material identifiers; and

at least one of one or more instructions for determining data representative of one or more cooperative obfuscating components for obfuscating one or more of the one or more cooperative biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, further comprising:

one or more instructions for accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

31. The computer program product of claim 29, further comprising:

one or more instructions for generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

32. The computer program product of claim 29, further comprising:

one or more instructions for determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset.

33. The computer program product of claim 29, further comprising:

one or more instructions for sending a first output associated with the first dataset.

34. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

35. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

36. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a communications medium.

37. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to receive a first input associated with a first possible dataset from one or more cooperative units, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more cooperative biological material identifiers; and

to determine data representative of one or more cooperative obfuscating components for obfuscating one or more of the one or more cooperative biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset.

38. The system of claim 37, further comprising:

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to access the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

39. The system of claim 37, further comprising:

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to generate the first possible dataset in response to the first input.

40. The system of claim 37, further comprising:

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to determine a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset.

41. The system of claim 37, further comprising:

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to send a first output associated with the first dataset.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a desktop computer, a workstation computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a networked computer, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer, or a personal digital assistant.

43. The system of claim 37, wherein the computing device is operable to communicate with a database to access the first possible dataset.