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US 2013/0160138 A1Published application
Network information collection and access control system
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsPaul T. Schultz, Mark J. Hahn, Robert A. Sartini, William D. Goodman
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Abstract
An approach is provided for collecting and controlling access to network information. A network information anonymizer receives network information associated with a device, separates the network information into anonymized network information and user identifiable information, and enables access to the anonymized network information independently of the user identifiable information based on a privacy setting.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving network information associated with a device;
- separating the network information into anonymized network information and user identifiable information;
- and
- enabling access to the anonymized network information independently of the user identifiable information based on a privacy setting.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one process, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- receive network information associated with a device;
- separate the network information into anonymized network information and user identifiable information;
- and
- enable access to the anonymized network information independently of the user identifiable information based on a privacy setting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.