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US 2015/0087335 A1Published application
Obscuring true location for location-based services
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsGang Wang, Yu Mao
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AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsGang Wang, Yu Mao
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A location of a client device may be obscured by using generated random offsets and/or a set of regions. In one implementation, the location of a client device may be obscured using a first random offset and a second random offset. A pseudo-location may be determined based on the location of the client device, the first random offset, and the second random offset. The pseudo-location may be transmitted to a third-party for a location-based service. In another implementation, the location of a client device may be obscured using a first random offset and a set of regions. An intermediate location may be determined based on the location of the client device and the first random offset. A region of the set of regions may be determined based on the intermediate location. A pseudo-location may be transmitted to a third-party for a location-based service based on the determined region.
A method for obscuring a location of a client device comprising:
A system for obscuring a true location of a client device comprising:
A system for obscuring a true location of a client device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.