Security in a geo-spatial environment

• US 20090018850A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fatdoor Incorporated
• Inventors: Abhyanker, Raj Vasant
• Application Number:
  US11/827,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20090018850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/325
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety

Abstract

A method and system of security in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of organizing a community network includes obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network, determining a location of the member based on the member data, storing the member data in a member repository, obtaining a personal privacy preference from the member, applying the personal privacy preference to a geo-spatial map, and displaying the member data on the geo-spatial map based on the personal privacy preference. The method may further include determining a community membership of the member based on the location, obtaining a group privacy preference associated with the community membership from the member, determining a validation level of the member, applying the group privacy preference to the geo-spatial map based on the validation level, and displaying the location on the geo-spatial map based on the group privacy preference.

Claims

1. A method of organizing a community network, comprising:

obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network;

determining a location of the member based on the member data;

storing the member data in a member repository;

obtaining a personal privacy preference from the member;

applying the personal privacy preference to a geo-spatial map; and

displaying the member data at the location on the geo-spatial map based on the personal privacy preference.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a community membership of the member based on the location;

obtaining a group privacy preference associated with the community membership from the member;

determining a validation level of the member;

applying the group privacy preference to the geo-spatial map based on the validation level; and

displaying the location on the geo-spatial map based on the group privacy preference.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

restricting access to an address associated with the community membership based on the group privacy preference.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

restricting access to a live webcam feed associated with the community membership based on the group privacy preference.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the validation level is based on a confirmation of the community membership of the member.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

restricting access to an address of the member based on the personal privacy preference.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

restricting access to a live webcam feed associated with the location based on the personal privacy preference.

8. A community network, comprising:

a member repository comprising a plurality of members;

a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations on a geo-spatial map;

a member management module configured to obtain member data associated with one of the plurality of members, wherein the member data comprises one of the plurality of locations; and

a privacy module configured to;

obtain a personal privacy preference from the one of the plurality of members;

apply the personal privacy preference to the geo-spatial map; and

display the member data at the one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map based on the personal privacy preference.

9. The community network of claim 8, wherein the privacy module is further configured to:

determine a community membership of the one of the plurality of members based on the one of the plurality of locations;

obtain a group privacy preference associated with the community membership from the one of the plurality of members;

determine a validation level of the one of the plurality of members;

apply the group privacy preference to the geo-spatial map based on the validation level; and

display the one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map based on the group privacy preference.

10. The community network of claim 9, wherein the privacy module is further configured to:

restrict access to an address associated with the community membership based on the group privacy preference.

11. The community network of claim 9, wherein the privacy module is further configured to:

restrict access to a live webcam feed associated with the community membership based on the group privacy preference.

12. The community network of claim 9, wherein the validation level is based on a confirmation of the community membership of the one of the plurality of members.

13. The community network of claim 8, wherein the privacy module is further configured to:

restrict access to an address of the one of the plurality of members based on the personal privacy preference.

14. The community network of claim 8, wherein the privacy module is further configured to:

restrict access to a live webcam feed associated with the one of the plurality of locations based on the personal privacy preference.

15. A method of configuring a community network for a member, comprising:

obtaining a location request from the member;

displaying a location on a geo-spatial map corresponding to the location request;

obtaining a selection for a camera view associated with the location from the member;

displaying a live webcam feed associated with the camera view to the member;

obtaining a first vote for a camera privacy preference from the member; and

restricting access to the camera view based on the first vote.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a validity of the first vote;

determining a validation level of the member; and

applying the first vote to the camera privacy preference based on the validity and the validation level.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the validity is based on a residence of the member at the location.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the validation level is based on a confirmation of a residence of the member at the location.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying an address associated with the location on the geo-spatial map;

obtaining a second vote for an address privacy preference from the member; and

restricting access to the address based on the second vote.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

determining a validity of the second vote;

determining a validation level of the member; and

applying the second vote to the address privacy preference based on the validity and the validation level.