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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

May. 22, 2015
Applicant:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ken Krieger, Jackson, WY (US);

Michel Weksler, El Cerrito, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); H04L 63/0838 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); H04L 63/162 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/0414 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01);
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.


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