Patent ID: 8185131
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing location-based information from anonymous portable devices, comprising the steps of: determining a geographic location of at least one anonymous portable device; recording geographic location coordinates of the at least one anonymous portable device in computer readable memory; and establishing and maintaining a set of preexisting, community recognized public geographic regions and a set of preexisting, community recognized non-public geographic regions within a geographic area in which the at least one anonymous portable device is located, wherein if the at least one anonymous portable device is located within the preexisting, community recognized non-public geographic region, the geographic location coordinates associated with the at least one anonymous are automatically replaced with a generalized set of geographic coordinates associated with the preexisting, community recognized non-public geographical region, and if the at least one anonymous portable device is located with the preexisting, community recognized public geographic region, the geographic location coordinates associated with the at least one anonymous portable device remain unchanged.