Privacy-preserving location corroborations
US10484350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/72
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to privacy-preserving location corroborations. According to one aspect, a localized corroborator system can receive a message digest from a user device. The message digest can be generated by the user device using a cryptographic hash function based upon bitwise XOR of a user identifier and a location proof identifier. The location proof identifier can uniquely identify a location proof to be created by the system. The system can concatenate a corroborator identifier, a location, a time, and the message digest to create a concatenated message. The system can sign the concatenate message using a private key to create the location proof and can send the corroborator identifier and the location proof to the user device. The user device can use the location proof to prove that the user was located at the location at the time.
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