Real-time session-based anonymization and blurring of high-resolution gps data

Abstract

A system for anonymizing motor vehicle position information includes a global positioning system (GPS) module disposed within a host vehicle, a control module disposed within the host vehicle and in electronic communication with the GPS module. The control module executes a control logic for collecting real-time host vehicle telemetry data packets from the GPS module, and a control logic for continuously wirelessly communicating the real-time host vehicle telemetry data packets. A remote end-point is in wireless electronic communication with the control module, and executes end-point control logic that continuously receives the real-time host vehicle telemetry data packets from the control module, performs session-based anonymization of the real-time host vehicle telemetry data packets, performs distance-based start location and end location blurring of host vehicle position, writes the real-time host vehicle telemetry data packets to a persistent database once the anonymization and blurring have been executed.