System and method to prevent eavesdropping of IoT-enabled object-user interactions

1. A computer-implemented method for electronic communication, comprising:

determining a classification for a plurality of mobile electronic devices as registered or unregistered;

determining a current location for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a registered mobile electronic device from the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a distance to the registered mobile electronic device from a transmitter;

determining a sector corresponding to the registered mobile electronic device based on angle range and distance from the transmitter to the registered mobile electronic device;

determining if the sector is a safe sector; and

in response to determining the sector is a safe sector:

exchanging safe sector information with one or more neighboring transmitters;

obtaining a count of safe sectors for the registered mobile electronic device;

computing a transmission signal strength based on the distance and the count of safe sectors; and

transmitting data to the registered mobile electronic device with directed communication using the computed transmission signal strength.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

estimating a future location for the registered mobile electronic device;

determining a future sector corresponding to the registered mobile electronic device at the future location based on angle range and distance from a transmitter to the registered mobile electronic device; and

in response to determining that the future sector is a safe sector, continuing transmitting data with directed communication within the future sector.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein estimating a future location includes:

identifying a user corresponding to a current location of the registered mobile electronic device in a camera feed;

computing a motion vector based on multiple video frames within the camera feed; and

estimating the future location based on the computed motion vector.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein estimating a future location includes:

computing a motion vector based on received RF signals from the registered mobile electronic device; and

estimating the future location based on the computed motion vector.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

obtaining floorplan data for an area containing the current location of the registered mobile electronic device; and

constraining the estimated future location based on the floorplan data.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

obtaining building material information; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the obtained building material information.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a quality-of-service (QoS) value for data transmitted to the registered mobile electronic device; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the QoS value.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a privacy setting value for the data; and

adjusting an angle of the sector based on the privacy setting.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining ambient humidity data; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the ambient humidity data.

10. An electronic communication device comprising:

a processor;

a directional transmitter coupled to the processor;

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

determining a classification for a plurality of mobile electronic devices as registered or unregistered;

determining a current location for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a registered mobile electronic device from the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a distance to the registered mobile electronic device from a transmitter;

determining a sector corresponding to the registered mobile electronic device based on angle range and distance from a transmitter to the registered mobile electronic device;

determining if the sector is a safe sector; and

in response to determining that the sector is a safe sector:

exchanging safe sector information with one or more neighboring transmitters;

obtaining a count of safe sectors for the registered mobile electronic device;

computing a transmission signal strength based on the distance and the count of safe sectors; and

transmitting data to the registered mobile electronic device via the directional transmitter using the computed transmission signal strength.

11. The electronic communication device of claim 10 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

estimating a future location for the registered mobile electronic device;

determining a future sector corresponding to the registered mobile electronic device at the future location based on angle range and distance from a transmitter to the registered mobile electronic device; and

in response to determining that the future sector is a safe sector, continuing transmitting data with directed communication within the future sector.

12. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

identifying a user corresponding to a current location of the registered mobile electronic device in a camera feed;

computing a motion vector based on multiple video frames within the camera feed; and

estimating the future location based on the computed motion vector.

13. The electronic communication device of claim 12 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

computing a motion vector based on received RF signals from the registered mobile electronic device; and

estimating the future location based on the computed motion vector.

14. The electronic communication device of claim 13 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

obtaining floorplan data for an area containing the current location of the registered mobile electronic device; and

constraining the estimated future location based on the floorplan data.

15. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

determining a quality-of-service (QoS) value for data transmitted to the registered mobile electronic device; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the QoS value.

16. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

determining a privacy setting value for the data; and

adjusting an angle of the sector based on the privacy setting.

17. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

obtaining ambient humidity data; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the ambient humidity data.

18. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:

obtaining building material information; and

adjusting the computed transmission signal strength based on the obtained building material information.

19. The electronic communication device of claim 11 , wherein the directional transmitter includes a phased array antenna.

20. A computer program product for an electronic communication device comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the electronic communication device to perform the steps of:

determining a classification for a plurality of mobile electronic devices as registered or unregistered;

determining a current location for each of the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a registered mobile electronic device from the plurality of mobile electronic devices;

determining a distance to the registered mobile electronic device from a transmitter;

determining a sector corresponding to the registered mobile electronic device based on angle range and distance from a transmitter to the registered mobile electronic device;

determining if the sector is a safe sector; and

in response to determining that the sector is a safe sector:

exchanging safe sector information with one or more neighboring transmitters;

obtaining a count of safe sectors for the registered mobile electronic device;

computing a transmission signal strength based on the distance and the count of safe sectors; and

transmitting data to the registered mobile electronic device with directed communication using the computed transmission signal strength.