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Method and system for detection and protection of personal data in autonomous driving

US12306985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Christian Zimmermann · Erlangen, DE
Sven Trieflinger · Renningen, DE
Stefan Gehrer · Erfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2022
Grant date	May 20, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/02
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems of leveraging multiple data-collection entities to protect personal data. Image data is captured via an image sensor of a vehicle. A classifier can partition the captured image data into personal data and non-personal data, and can assign a confidence score to the personal data. If the confidence score is below a threshold, the vehicle can broadcast a wireless signal to other data-collection entities such as other vehicles or road-side unit, wherein the wireless signal includes a request for the other data-collection entities to inform the vehicle if those data-collection entities have detected personal data at a time corresponding to when the image sensor of the vehicle captured the image data. If the other data-collection entities indeed detected such personal data at the time, the vehicle can perform various actions such as deleting the images, or the portions that include personal data.

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