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US09298897B2 Method of and systems for privacy preserving mobile demographic measurement of individuals, groups and locations over time and space
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隐私保护方法和系统,保留个人,团体和地点在时间和空间上的移动人口统计测量
- Patent Title: Method of and systems for privacy preserving mobile demographic measurement of individuals, groups and locations over time and space
- Patent Title (中): 隐私保护方法和系统,保留个人,团体和地点在时间和空间上的移动人口统计测量
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Application No.: US13901822Application Date: 2013-05-24
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Publication No.: US09298897B2Publication Date: 2016-03-29
- Inventor: Andrew J. Broadstone , Russel Kipp Jones , Edward James Morgan , Farshid Alizadeh-shabdiz , Nicolas Brachet
- Applicant: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agency: Cesari and McKenna, LLP
- Agent James A. Blanchette
- Main IPC: G06F21/31
- IPC: G06F21/31 ; G06F15/16 ; H04L9/32 ; H04W4/20 ; G06F21/62 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Disclosed are techniques for privacy preserving mobile demographic measurement of individuals, groups, and locations over time and space. A method of estimating demographic information associated with a user of a mobile device and/or a location while preserving the privacy of the user based at least in part on a location estimate of the mobile device of the user includes receiving an estimated geographical location of the mobile device of the user and receiving a time at which the mobile device was at the estimated geographical location. The method includes assigning substitute identifiers for the geographical location and the time at which the mobile device was at the estimated geographical location. The method includes associating the geographical areas substitute identifiers with demographic information and estimating demographic information associated with the user of the mobile device based on the substitute identifiers and based on the demographic information associated with substitute identifiers.
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