Computer-implemented method for ensuring the privacy of a user, computer program product, device

US8406988B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED · IE

Inventors

• Jörg Schäfer · Frechen, DE
• David Toma · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and product ensures the privacy of a user and the utility of data communicated by a device, such as a vehicle telematics device, to a server, comprising receiving data at the device during the time period; processing, by the device, the received data; summarizing, by the device, the processed data in a matrix, wherein the rows and columns of the matrix define circumstances of movement of the device, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of matrix-entries, and wherein each matrix-entry includes a distance covered by the device during the time period under predefined circumstances of movement; and transmitting the summarized data from the device to the server.