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Device Location History Anonymization Based on Stop Decision

  • US 20170046534A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2016
  • Published: 02/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a computing device, a location history associated with a first client device, wherein the location history comprises a plurality of time-stamped location reports associated with the first client device;

    before the location history is exported to long-term data storage, the computing device;

    (i) analyzing the location history to detect one or more types of identification information, and removing or obscuring detected identification information from the location history; and

    (ii) scrubbing at least one stop from the location history, wherein scrubbing the at least one stop comprises;

    (a) analyzing the location history to detect stops in the location history, wherein a stop comprises a plurality of location reports that indicate a substantial lack of movement by the first client device; and

    (b) scrubbing the location history in order to obscure at least one location report that corresponds to the at least one stop; and

    exporting the scrubbed location history to long-term data storage.

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