Method and system for enabling a user to obfuscate location coordinates by generating a blur level, and applying it to the location coordinates in a wireless communication networks
US8655389B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for blurring location information for an entity. The system may be configured to receive a location display setting comprising a condition and a blur level to apply to location coordinates, receive location coordinates for an entity, determine whether the condition is satisfied based on the location coordinates, and, if the condition is satisfied, report location information for the entity in a mapping interface based on the location coordinates for the entity and the blur level.
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