Privacy protecting sensing devices
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying at least one user device within a range of one or more sensing devices in an environment;
determining whether the at least one user device is associated with at least one privacy profile, wherein the at least one privacy profile comprises information regarding one or more user-specified restrictions on operation of the one or more sensing devices;
in response to determining that the at least one user device is associated with the at least one privacy profile;
receiving the at least one privacy profile; and
adjusting one or more functionalities and parameters of the one or more sensing devices based on the at least one privacy profile; and
broadcasting information regarding the one or more sensing devices to the at least one user device;
wherein the broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices; and
wherein the steps of the method are implemented by at least one processing device comprising a processor operatively coupled to a memory.
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Abstract
Information regarding one or more sensing devices in an environment is broadcasted. The broadcasted information is received by a user application running on a user device in the environment. The broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices in the environment and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one user device within a range of one or more sensing devices in an environment; determining whether the at least one user device is associated with at least one privacy profile, wherein the at least one privacy profile comprises information regarding one or more user-specified restrictions on operation of the one or more sensing devices; in response to determining that the at least one user device is associated with the at least one privacy profile; receiving the at least one privacy profile; and adjusting one or more functionalities and parameters of the one or more sensing devices based on the at least one privacy profile; and broadcasting information regarding the one or more sensing devices to the at least one user device; wherein the broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices; and wherein the steps of the method are implemented by at least one processing device comprising a processor operatively coupled to a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory forming at least a part of one or more sensing devices in an environment and configured to; identify at least one user device within a range of one or more sensing devices in an environment; determine whether the at least one user device is associated with at least one privacy profile, wherein the at least one privacy profile comprises information regarding one or more user-specified restrictions on operation of the one or more sensing devices; in response to a determination that the at least one user device is associated with the at least one privacy profile; receive the at least one privacy profile; and adjust one or more functionalities and parameters of the one or more sensing devices based on the at least one privacy profile; and broadcast information regarding the one or more sensing devices to the at least one user device; wherein the broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising a processor readable storage medium for storing processor readable program code which, when executed, causes a processor to:
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identify at least one user device within a range of one or more sensing devices in an environment; determine whether the at least one user device is associated with at least one privacy profile, wherein the at least one privacy profile comprises information regarding one or more user-specified restrictions on operation of the one or more sensing devices; in response to a determination that the at least one user device is associated with the at least one privacy profile; receive the at least one privacy profile; and adjust one or more functionalities and parameters of the one or more sensing devices based on the at least one privacy profile; and broadcast information regarding the one or more sensing devices in an environment to the at least one user device; wherein the broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices.
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