Policy Determined Accuracy of Transmitted Information
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling accuracy of transmitted information are described. A package is assembled based on a numerical value, such as a measurement, and one or more policies associated with the sender. When the package is received by a receiver, it is unpacked to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value. The accuracy reduction depends on policies associated with the receiver and/or the sender. Examples of numerical values in different applications include geo-location data, medical data, and financial data.
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62 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method for controlling accuracy of location data comprising:
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receiving, from a geo-location unit of a device, location data associated with a location; transforming the location data, based on a specified resolution, into resolution-filtered location data; packaging the resolution-filtered location data with a first policy articulating one or more rules associated with a use of the resolution-filtered location data; and transmitting the packaged resolution-filtered location data and the first policy to a system associated with a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, from a geo-location unit of a device, location data associated with a location; transforming the location data, based on a specified resolution, into resolution-filtered location data; packaging the resolution-filtered location data with a first policy articulating one or more rules associated with a use of the resolution-filtered location data; and transmitting the packaged resolution-filtered location data and the first policy to a system associated with a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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