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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Ken Krieger, Jackson, WY (US);
Michel Weksler, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for generating and using ephemeral identifiers are provided. One example method includes determining, by one or more computing devices, a current time-count. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a time-modified identifier based at least in part on a static identifier and the current time-count. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, an ephemeral identifier based at least in part on the time-modified identifier and a rotation key. One example system includes a plurality of beacon devices, at least one observing entity, and at least one verifying entity.