Computer-implemented method for ensuring the privacy of a user, computer program product, device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring the privacy of a user and the utility of data communicated by a device, to a server, the method comprising:
- moving the device during a time period;
receiving data at the device during the time period;
processing, by the device, received data;
summarizing, by the device, processed data in a matrix, wherein rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of matrix entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the device during the time period under a pair of circumstances of movement; and
transmitting the summarized data from the device to a server.
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Abstract
The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product and a device for ensuring the privacy of a user and the utility of data communicated by a device, such as a vehicle telematics device, to a server, the method comprising: moving the device during a time period; receiving data at the device during the time period; processing, by the device, the received data; summarizing, by the device, the processed data in a matrix, wherein the rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality matrix-entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the device during the time period under a pair of said predefined circumstances of movement; and transmitting the summarized data from the device to the server.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring the privacy of a user and the utility of data communicated by a device, to a server, the method comprising:
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moving the device during a time period; receiving data at the device during the time period; processing, by the device, received data; summarizing, by the device, processed data in a matrix, wherein rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of matrix entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the device during the time period under a pair of circumstances of movement; and transmitting the summarized data from the device to a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive data during a time period, wherein the received data indicates that the device has been moved during the time period; a processor operable to process the received data, and summarize the processed data in a matrix, wherein rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of matrix entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the device during the time period under a pair of circumstances of movement; and a transmitter operable to transmit the summarized data to a server. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive data during a time period, wherein the received data indicates that the mobile device has been moved during the time period; a processor operable to process the received data, and summarize the processed data in a matrix, wherein rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the mobile device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of matrix entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the mobile device during the time period under a pair of circumstances of movement; and a transmitter operable to transmit the summarized data to a server.
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