Secure monitoring technique for moving k-nearest queries in road network
US10169468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0421
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of calculating the results of a moving k-nearest query and safe exit locations in a road network, and more particularly to a method and apparatus that receive a request from a client terminal and provide the results of a k-nearest query, a safe zone and safe exit locations together. In the present invention, a query is processed in a server, a request for a query from a querying user and the location information of the querying user are received from an LBS, the location information of the querying user is anonymized and then the query request is transferred to the server, and query results corresponding to the anonymized location information of the querying user are received from the server and then transferred to the querying user, thereby protecting the location information of the querying user.
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