US 12,449,541 B2
Anonymizing personally identifiable information in sensor data
David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, MI (US); and Alexander George Shanku, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0375707 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G01S 17/89 (2013.01) [G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G06F 21/6254 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive lidar data from a lidar device;
generate a point cloud from the lidar data;
identify an object in the point cloud, the object including personally identifiable information; and
upon identifying the object, delete a portion of the lidar data that is from a region encompassing the object.