US 12,306,985 B2
Method and system for detection and protection of personal data in autonomous driving
Christian Zimmermann, Stuttgart (DE); Sven Trieflinger, Renningen (DE); and Stefan Gehrer, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, (DE)
Filed by Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,918.
Prior Publication US 2023/0409735 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01)
CPC G06F 21/6245 (2013.01) [G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G07C 5/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of leveraging multiple data-collection entities to protect personal data, the method comprising:
capturing image data via an image sensor of a vehicle, wherein the image sensor is one or more of a digital camera, lidar sensor, infrared camera, short-, medium- or long-range thermal imaging sensor, radar sensor, sonar sensor, distance sensor, or motion sensor;
via a classifier, partitioning the captured image data into personal data and non-personal data;
via the classifier, assigning a confidence score to the personal data, wherein the confidence score represents the classifier's confidence in an accuracy of the partitioned personal data indeed being personal data;
in response to the confidence score being below a threshold, broadcasting a wireless signal to one or more other data-collection entities, wherein the wireless signal includes a request for the one or more other data-collection entities to inform the vehicle if the one or more data-collection entities has detected personal data at a time corresponding to when the image sensor of the vehicle captured the image data;
in response to the one or more other data-collection entities indicating it has detected personal data at the time, performing one or more pre-defined actions at the vehicle; and
in response to the one or more other data-collection entities indicating it has not detected personal data at the time, performing one or more other pre-defined actions at the vehicle.