US 12,439,245 B1
Systems, methods and apparatus for data privacy protection based on geofence networks
Bennett Hill Branscomb, Ingleside, TX (US)
Filed by Bennett Hill Branscomb, Ingleside, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/442,835.
Application 18/442,835 is a continuation of application No. 17/470,291, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,910,185.
Application 17/470,291 is a continuation of application No. 16/862,186, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,122,424, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,691, filed on May 14, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/02 (2013.01) [G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for providing privacy rules for a geofence, comprising:
a device including a processor, a memory, and a privacy agent, configured for network communication with a database and a privacy policy registry;
wherein the database is operable to store geofence data associated with at least one geofence and a space-network model (SNM);
wherein the privacy policy registry is operable to store at least one set of privacy rules for the at least one geofence;
wherein the privacy agent is operable to enforce the at least one set of privacy rules stored on the privacy policy registry based on at least one geographic location of at least one network device within the at least one geofence;
wherein the privacy agent is operable to provide at least one smart contract corresponding to a set of terms and conditions for data collection for the at least one network device;
wherein the privacy agent is operable to determine whether the at least one network device is within the at least one geofence via comparison of the geofence data stored on the database to a unique SNM identifier-associated geographic location determined for the at least one network device;
wherein the privacy agent is operable to generate a false location data feed for the at least one network device and/or at least one mobile application stored on the at least one network device when the at least one network device is located within the at least one geofence via the at least one set of privacy rules; and
wherein the SNM is a separate virtual property from the physical location corresponding to the SNM.