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US 8,544,103 B2Granted
Policy determined accuracy of transmitted information
AssigneeIntertrust Technologies Corporation
InventorJarl A. Nilsson
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling accuracy of transmitted information are described. A package is assembled based on a numerical value, such as a measurement, and one or more policies associated with the sender. When the package is received by a receiver, it is unpacked to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value. The accuracy reduction depends on policies associated with the receiver and/or the sender. Examples of numerical values in different applications include geo-location data, medical data, and financial data.
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A method for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- receiving, at a packaging module, a first value representing a numerical value;
- assembling, at the packaging module, a digital package based in part on the first value;
- sending the digital package to a first receiving device, wherein the digital package, when received by the first receiving device is unpackable to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
- sending the digital package to a second receiving device;
- unpacking the digital package at the first receiving device to yield the second value;
- unpacking the digital package at the second receiving device to yield a third value representing the numerical value having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, and wherein the second value does not equal the third value.
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A method for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- receiving, at a packaging module, a first value representing a numerical value;
- assembling, at the packaging module, a digital package based in part on the first value;
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- sending the digital package to a first receiving device, wherein the digital package, when received by the first receiving device is unpackable to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
- wherein the digital package is assembled based in part on a third value, and the digital package is unpackable to yield a fourth value having a reduced accuracy with respect to the third value, the accuracy reduction depending on the one or more policies.
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A method for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- receiving, at a packaging module, a first value representing a numerical value;
- assembling, at the packaging module, a digital package based in part on the first value;
- sending the digital package to a first receiving device, wherein the digital package, when received by the first receiving device is unpackable to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
- receiving, at the first receiving device, the digital package;
- unpacking the received digital package to yield the second value;
- assembling a second digital package based on the second value and one or more second policies;
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- sending the second digital package to a second receiving device, wherein the second digital package when received by the second receiving device, being unpackable to yield a third value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the second value, the accuracy reduction depending on the one or more policies and the one or more second policies.
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A method for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- receiving, at a first receiving device, a digital package sent by a sender, the digital package having been assembled based on a first value representing a numerical value;
- unpacking the digital package to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
- receiving, at a second receiving device, the digital package;
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- unpacking the digital package at the second receiving device to yield a third value representing the numerical value having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, wherein the second value does not equal the third value.
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A system for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- a packaging module adapted and configured to receive a first value representing a numerical value, to assemble a digital package based in part on the first value, and to send the digital package, such that the digital package, when received at a first receiving device, is unpackable to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
- wherein the packaging module is further adapted to send the digital package to the first receiving device and a second receiving device, such that the first receiving device upon unpacking the digital package yields the second value, and the second receiving device upon unpacking the package yields a third value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, and wherein the second value does not equal the third value.
A system for controlling accuracy of information sent by a sender comprising:
- a first receiving device adapted and configured to receive a digital package sent from the sender, the digital package having been assembled based in part on a first value representing a numerical value, and to unpack the digital package so as to yield a second value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value, the accuracy reduction depending on one or more policies;
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- a second receiving device adapted to receive the digital package, and unpack the digital package to yield a third value representing the numerical value and having a reduced accuracy with respect to the first value;
- wherein the second value does not equal the third value.
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