Device location history anonymization based on stop decision

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9805217
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15339259

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Embodiments described herein may help to protect users' privacy when storing and/or utilizing location data that is provided by the users' mobile devices. An example method may involve: (a) determining 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, (b) before the location history is exported: (i) identifying at least one stop in the location history, wherein the at least one stop corresponds to a plurality of location reports that indicate a substantial lack of movement by the first client device, and (ii) scrubbing the location history in order to obscure at least one location report that corresponds to the at least one stop, and (c) exporting the scrubbed location history to long-term data storage.

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  • GOOGLE LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Eli Seattle, US 4 68
Zelinka, Stephen David Los Gatos, US 6 93

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