System for obfuscating identity

• US 20080052782A1
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Hillis, W. Daniel, Wilson, Richa
• Granted Patent: US 9,122,855 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/30 Data warehousing; Computing architectures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/16 Obfuscation or hiding, e.g. involving white box
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• 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

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218. 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, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more environmental biological material identifiers; and

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

1. A method comprising:

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

determining data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first possible dataset includes data representative of one or more of one or more first obfuscating components or the one or more target biological material identifiers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein one or more of the one or more second obfuscating components are the same as one or more of the one or more first obfuscating components.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein one or more of the one or more second obfuscating components are different from one or more of the one or more first obfuscating components.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein data representative of the one or more first obfuscating components includes data representative of one or more temporal-spatial co-localizations of one or more of the one or more first obfuscating components.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are one or more target biological material identifiers.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are one or more non-target biological material identifiers.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are one or more cooperative biological material identifiers.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers includes one or more first obfuscating components.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers includes one or more temporal-spatial locations of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more first obfuscating components.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are selected from the group consisting of one or more genetic characteristics, one or more nucleic acid sequences, one or more protein sequences, one or more genomes, one or more demographic groups, one or more ethnic groups, one or more racial groups, one or more populations, one or more clades, one or more nationalities, one or more genders, and one or more geographic regions.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein one or more of the one or more genetic characteristics are selected from the group consisting of age, telomere length, physical identifiers, mitochondrial nucleic acid sequences, genetic abnormalities, genetic diseases, and chromosomal abnormalities.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity between one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences and one or more environmental nucleic acid sequences.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

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

24. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

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

26. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving 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 environmental biological material identifiers.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry associated with the first possible dataset, the first data entry including data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry associated with the first possible dataset, the first data entry including data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity between one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences and one or more environmental nucleic acid sequences.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry from a graphical user interface.

37. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

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

38. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry from one or more obfuscating apparatus.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein one or more of the one or more obfuscating apparatus are one or more cooperative obfuscating apparatus.

40. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry from 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.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein one or more of the one or more dispensing units, the one or more monitoring units, the one or more controller units, or the 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.

42. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

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

43. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more first obfuscating components.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

53. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences.

54. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first data entry at least partially identifying one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity between one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences and one or more environmental nucleic acid sequences.

55. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

68. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset from within a first database associated with a plurality of data representative of obfuscating components.

69. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset from within a first database associated with a plurality of data representative of biological material identifiers.

72. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset from within a first database associated with a plurality of data representative of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more nucleic acid sequences.

73. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset by associating data representative of one or more first obfuscating components with one or more elements of the first possible dataset.

75. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset by associating data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers with one or more elements of the first possible dataset.

85. The method of claim 55, wherein accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset using a database management system engine that is configured to query a first database to retrieve the first possible dataset therefrom.

110. The method of claim 55, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first request associated with the first possible dataset.

111. The method of claim 55, wherein receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

receiving a first request associated with the first possible dataset, the first request selecting data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components.

112. The method of claim 111, wherein data representative of the one or more target biological material identifiers includes one or more of level or of percent obfuscation of the one or more target biological material identifiers.

129. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

169. The method of claim 129, wherein generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components; and

generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or the one or more first obfuscating components.

170. The method of claim 129, wherein generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers; and

generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

171. The method of claim 129, wherein generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components; and

generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more of the one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences.

172. The method of claim 129, wherein generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components; and

generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity between one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences and one or more environmental nucleic acid sequences.

173. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset.

175. The method of claim 173, wherein determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

performing an analysis of one or more elements of the first possible dataset to determine a first outcome; and

determining the graphical illustration based on the analysis.

181. The method of claim 173, wherein determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

determining the graphical illustration of a first outcome based on use of one or more of one or more first obfuscating components.

182. The method of claim 173, wherein determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

performing an analysis of one or more elements of the first possible dataset to determine a second possible outcome; and

determining the graphical illustration based on the analysis.

188. The method of claim 173, wherein determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

determining the graphical illustration of a second possible outcome based on use of one or more of the one or more second obfuscating components.

189. The method of claim 188, wherein the one or more second obfuscating components are selected from the group consisting of one or more nucleic acid sequences, one or more nucleic acid degrading components and one or more protein degrading components.

197. The method of claim 1, wherein determining data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset comprises:

determining the one or more second obfuscating components for the one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

203. The method of claim 1, wherein determining data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset comprises:

performing an analysis of one or more elements of the first possible dataset; and

determining the one or more second obfuscating components for obfuscating the one or more target biological material identifiers, based on the analysis.

217. The method of claim 1, wherein determining data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset comprises:

determining one or more nucleic acid sequences for obfuscating one or more target nucleic acid sequences, the one or more nucleic acid sequences having one or more of a 10% to 99% sequence similarity or sequence identity with the one or more target nucleic acid sequences.

231. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein the first possible dataset includes data representative of one or more of one or more first obfuscating components or the one or more target biological material identifiers.

232. The computer program product of claim 231, wherein data representative of the one or more first obfuscating components includes data representative of one or more temporal-spatial co-localizations of one or more of the one or more first obfuscating components.

233. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers, one or more non-target biological material identifiers, one or more cooperative biological material identifiers, one or more first obfuscating components, or one or more temporal-spatial locations of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

234. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are selected from the group consisting of one or more genetic characteristics, one or more nucleic acid sequences, one or more protein sequences, one or more genomes, one or more demographic groups, one or more ethnic groups, one or more racial groups, one or more populations, one or more clades, one or more nationalities, one or more genders, and one or more geographic regions.

235. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences.

236. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving the first input associated with the first possible dataset, wherein the first input includes data representative of one or more of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity between one or more of one or more target nucleic acid sequences or one or more first obfuscating nucleic acid sequences and one or more environmental nucleic acid sequences.

237. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving a first data entry from one or more obfuscating apparatus.

238. The computer program product of claim 237, wherein one or more of the one or more obfuscating apparatus are one or more cooperative obfuscating apparatus.

239. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving a first data entry from 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.

240. The computer program product of claim 239, wherein one or more of the one or more dispensing units, the one or more monitoring units, the one or more controller units, or the 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.

241. The computer program product of claim 218, further comprising:

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

242. The computer program product of claim 241, wherein one or more instructions for accessing the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

accessing the first possible dataset from within a first database associated with a plurality of data representative of one or more percent sequence similarity or one or more percent sequence identity with one or more nucleic acid sequences.

243. The computer program product of claim 241, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset compnses:

one or more instructions for receiving a first request associated with the first possible dataset, the first request selecting data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components.

244. The computer program product of claim 243, wherein data representative of the one or more target biological material identifiers includes one or more of a level of obfuscation or of a percent of obfuscation of the one or more target biological material identifiers.

245. The computer program product of claim 218, further comprising:

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

246. The computer program product of claim 245, wherein one or more instructions for generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or one or more first obfuscating components; and

one or more instructions for generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of the one or more target biological material identifiers or the one or more first obfuscating components.

247. The computer program product of claim 245, wherein one or more instructions for generating the first possible dataset in response to the first input comprises:

one or more instructions for receiving a first request, the first request specifying data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers; and

one or more instructions for generating the first possible dataset in response to the first request at least partially by performing an analysis of data representative of one or more of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

248. The computer program product of claim 218, further comprising:

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

249. The computer program product of claim 248, wherein one or more instructions for determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for determining the graphical illustration of a first outcome based on use of one or more of one or more first obfuscating components.

250. The computer program product of claim 249, wherein the one or more second obfuscating components are selected from the group consisting of one or more nucleic acid sequences, one or more nucleic acid degrading components and one or more protein degrading components.

251. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

252. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

253. The computer program product of claim 218, wherein the signal bearing medium includes a communications medium.

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225. 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, the first possible dataset including data representative of one or more environmental biological material identifiers; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to determine data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for obfuscating one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible dataset.

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249-1. The computer program product of claim 248, wherein one or more instructions for determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for performing an analysis of one or more elements of the first possible dataset to determine a second possible outcome; and

one or more instructions for determining the graphical illustration based on the analysis.

249-2. The computer program product of claim 248, wherein one or more instructions for determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset comprises:

one or more instructions for determining the graphical illustration of a second possible outcome based on use of one or more of the one or more second obfuscating components.