Method for anonymizing vehicle data
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsStephan Max, Martin Wegner
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Abstract
Technologies and techniques for anonymizing vehicle data. A data set is created on the basis of captured vehicle data and includes information regarding the location and/or time of the data capture. The information may be anonymized on the basis of traffic flow data by locally concealing the information regarding the location of the data capture and/or by temporally concealing the information regarding the time of the data capture. The traffic flow data may be based on group information received by the vehicle providing the vehicle data via vehicle-to-vehicle communication from other vehicles. A related motor vehicle and a network server directed to the anonymization is also provided herein.
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A method for anonymizing networked motor vehicle data, comprising:
- receiving a data set associated with captured vehicle data, the data set comprising information regarding the location and/or time of the data capture;
- receiving group information from other vehicles via vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
- determining traffic flow data on the basis of the group information received via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
- anonymizing the data set on the basis of the traffic flow data by locally concealing the information regarding the location of the data capture and/or by temporally concealing the information regarding the time of the data capture;
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- transmitting the anonymized data set to a network server.
A system for anonymizing networked motor vehicle data, comprising:
- at least one first sensor, configured to capture environmental data;
- at least one second sensor, configured to capture vehicle data;
- a first communication module, configured for communicating with a network server and other motor vehicles;
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- a first control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to
- receive group information from other vehicles via vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
- determine traffic flow data on the basis of the group information received via the vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
- anonymize the data set on the basis of the traffic flow data by locally concealing the information regarding the location of the data capture and/or by temporally concealing the information regarding the time of the data capture;
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- transmit the anonymized data set to a network server.
A method for anonymizing vehicle data on a network server, comprising:
- receiving a data set comprising captured vehicle data from a motor vehicle, wherein the data set comprises information regarding the location and/or time of the data capture;
- receiving traffic flow data from the motor vehicle, wherein the traffic flow data comprises group information that is received from other vehicles via vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
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- anonymizing the data set on the basis of the traffic flow data by locally concealing the information regarding the location of the data capture and/or by temporally concealing the information regarding the time of the data capture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.