System for obfuscating identity

• US 9,122,855 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hillis, W. Daniel, Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wilson, Richa
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US11/724,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052782A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,094 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to 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. In an embodiment, a method may include receiving a first input associated with a first possible dataset. The first possible data set may include data representative of one or more environmental biological material identifiers. The method may further include determining data representative of one or more second obfuscating components for one or more target biological material identifiers based on the first possible data set. The method may further include directing one or more controller units to instruct one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more second obfuscating components to an environment.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a computer having at least one processor and memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor implement the 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 located in a human occupiable structure;

accessing the first possible dataset from a first database in response to the first input;

determining data representative of one or more first obfuscating components configured to hide identity of one or more target biological material identifiers without relocating thereof from the human occupiable structure, the data being based on the first possible dataset; and

directing one or more controller units to instruct one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to the human occupiable structure such that the identity of the one or more target biological material identifiers is hidden without relocating the one or more target biological material identifiers out of the human occupiable structure.

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

9. 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.

10. 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 the one or more first obfuscating components.

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 of the one or more environmental biological material identifiers.

12. The method of claim 11, 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.

13. The method of claim 12, 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more environmental biological material identifiers are selected from the group consisting of age, telomere length, physical identifiers, mitochondrial nucleic acid sequences, genetic abnormalities, genetic diseases, and chromosomal abnormalities.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

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

receiving a first data entry from the one or more of one or more dispensing units, one or more monitoring units, the one or more controller units, or one or more computing units.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database in response to the first input comprises:

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

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

receiving a first request associated with the first possible dataset.

38. The method of claim 1, 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.

39. The method of claim 38, 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.

40. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

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

41. The method of claim 40, 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.

42. The method of claim 40, 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.

43. The method of claim 40, 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.

44. The method of claim 40, 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.

45. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a graphical illustration of the first possible dataset.

46. The method of claim 45, 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.

47. The method of claim 45, 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.

48. The method of claim 45, 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.

49. The method of claim 45, 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.

50. The method of claim 49, 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.

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

determining the one or more first 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.

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

53. The method of claim 1, wherein determining data representative of one or more first 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.

77. The method of claim 1, wherein directing one or more controller units to instruct one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to a human occupiable structure includes directing the one or more controller units to instruct at least one of one or more wide-area dispensing units or one or more focused dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to the human occupiable structure.

78. The method of claim 77, wherein the one or more wide-area dispensing units include at least one of one or more foggers, one or more misters, one or more sprinklers, one or more bombs, or one or more grenades.

79. The method of claim 1, wherein directing one or more controller units to instruct one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to a human occupiable structure includes wirelessly directing the one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to the human occupiable structure.

82. The method of claim 1, wherein the human occupiable structure includes at least one of a building, a room, a plane, or a boat.

32. The method of 1, wherein accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

54. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory storage 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 located in a human occupiable structure;

at least one of one or more instructions for determining data representative of one or more obfuscating components that include at least one of an obfuscating nucleic acid sequence, an obfuscating protein sequence, a nucleic acid degrading sequence, an obfuscating protein sequence, a nucleic acid degrading component, or a protein degrading components, the one or more obfuscating components being configured for obfuscating one or more target biological material identifiers without relocating the one or more biological materials out of the human occupiable structure, and the one or more obfuscating components being based on the first possible dataset; and

at least one of one or more instructions for directing one or more controller units to instruct one or more dispensing units to dispense the one or more obfuscating components to the human occupiable structure.

56. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the first possible dataset includes data representative of one or more of one or more second obfuscating components or the one or more target biological material identifiers.

57. The computer program product of claim 56, 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.

58. The computer program product of claim 54, 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.

59. The computer program product of claim 54, 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.

60. The computer program product of claim 54, 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.

61. The computer program product of claim 54, 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.

62. The computer program product of claim 54, 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 the one or more dispensing units, one or more monitoring units, the one or more controller units, or one or more computing units.

63. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein one or more instructions for accessing the first possible dataset from a first database 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.

64. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein one or more instructions for receiving a first input from a first database associated with a first possible dataset comprises:

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.

65. The computer program product of claim 64, 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.

66. The computer program product of claim 54, further comprising:

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

67. The computer program product of claim 66, 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.

68. The computer program product of claim 66, 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.

69. The computer program product of claim 54, further comprising:

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

70. The computer program product of claim 69, 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.

71. The computer program product of claim 69, 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.

72. The computer program product of claim 69, 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.

73. The computer program product of claim 72, 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.

74. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the non-transitory storage medium includes a computer-readable medium.

75. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the non-transitory storage medium includes a recordable medium.

76. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the non-transitory storage medium includes a communications medium.

55. A system comprising:

a computing device;

one or more computer-controlled dispensing units operably coupled to the computing device and configured to dispense one or more first obfuscating components in a human occupiable structure, the one or more first obfuscating components being selected to obfuscate one or more target biological material identifiers without relocating the one or more target biological material identifiers from the human occupiable structure;

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;

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to access the first possible dataset from a first database in response to the first input; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to determine data representative of the one or more first obfuscating components for obfuscating the one or more target biological material identifiers without relocating the one or more target biological material identifiers out of the human occupiable structure the one or more first obfuscating components being based on the first possible dataset; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to direct the one or more computer-controlled dispensing units to dispense the one or more first obfuscating components to the human occupiable structure.

80. The system of claim 55, wherein the one or more computer-controlled dispensing units includes at least one of one or more wide-area dispensing units or one or more focused dispensing units.

81. The system of claim 80, wherein the one or more wide-area dispensing units include at least one of one or one or more foggers, one or more misters, one or more sprinklers, one or more bombs, or one or more grenades.

83. The system of claim 55, wherein the human occupiable structure includes at least one of a building, a room, a plane, or a boat.