Obfuscating Location Data Associated with a Physical Environment
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorIan M. Richter
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Abstract
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for obfuscating location data associated with a physical environment. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining, via an environmental sensor, environmental data corresponding to a physical environment. A first portion of the environmental data that corresponds to a first location is identified. In response to the first location being of a first location type, location data indicative of the first location is obfuscated from the environmental data by modifying the first portion of the environmental data.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- at a device including a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory:
- obtaining a request to view environmental data corresponding to a physical environment;
- identifying a first portion of the environmental data that indicates a location of the physical environment;
- in response to the request being associated with a first type, performing a first type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data;
- and
- in response to the request being associated with a second type that is different from the first type, performing a second type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data, wherein the second type of modification is different from the first type of modification.
A device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- one or more programs stored in the non-transitory memory, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
- obtain a request to view environmental data corresponding to a physical environment;
- identify a first portion of the environmental data that indicates a location of the physical environment;
- in response to the request being associated with a first type, perform a first type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data;
- and
- in response to the request being associated with a second type that is different from the first type, perform a second type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data, wherein the second type of modification is different from the first type of modification.
A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
- obtain a request to view environmental data corresponding to a physical environment;
- identify a first portion of the environmental data that indicates a location of the physical environment;
- in response to the request being associated with a first type, perform a first type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data;
- and
- in response to the request being associated with a second type that is different from the first type, perform a second type of modification to the first portion of the environmental data, wherein the second type of modification is different from the first type of modification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.