Privacy filter for internet-of-things (IOT) devices
US11438313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0281
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A privacy filter for internet of things (IOT) devices and can include a processor, a profile resource, a device interface, an external network interface, and a storage having instructions for filtering processes and encoding processes (e.g., appropriate processes of a software development kit (SDK)). The privacy filter can receive a payload comprising audio content from a connected device; obtain filter criteria for the connected device; identify portions of the payload satisfying the filter criteria; and affect audio of the audio content corresponding to the identified portions of the payload. after affecting the audio, the privacy filter can reassemble the payload according to an IOT provider SDK and can communicate the reassembled payload to an IOT provider service.
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