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Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,068 · App. 18/419,398 · Granted May 27, 2025

Connected vehicle services privacy and protection

Inventors: Ryan N. Wilson (Melissa, TX); Edward Allen Cain, Jr. (Plano, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
H04W12/02H04W12/03H04W12/10H04W12/61
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Patent No.
US 12,317,068
App. No.
18/419,398
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of receiving a request into a transport network comprising at least one transport for a proposed use of personal data associated with the at least one transport prior to the at least one transport entering an area; receiving into the transport network a deletion time of the personal data, prior to the at least one transport entering the area; providing, from the transport network an acknowledgement of the deletion time; and providing, from the transport network, the personal data when the at least one transport is in the area based on the received acknowledgement. This enables an occupant of a transport to share personal data relating to the transport with confidence that the data will be deleted by an agreed time.

Claims (45)

1. A method comprising:

before a transport enters an area, receiving a deletion time of personal data from a computer device, wherein the personal data is associated with the transport;

providing the personal data to the transport from the computer device when the transport enters the area;

before the deletion time, receiving by the transport an additional request from the computer device for an additional use of the personal data, wherein the additional request comprises an additional deletion time; and

deleting the personal data at the deletion time.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the deletion time is related to a time that the transport exits the area.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising:

analyzing the personal data;

based on the personal data being analyzed, determining that the transport is a priority data source; and

requesting the additional use of the personal data when the transport re-enters the area.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising:

displaying a confirmation that the personal data was deleted to a user of the transport.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising:

maintaining the personal data after the deletion time if the additional request is approved by the transport.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the personal data comprises braking data for the transport in the area.

7. A transport comprising:

a processor that, when executing instructions stored in a memory, is configured to:

before the transport enters an area, receive a deletion time of personal data from a computer device, wherein the personal data is associated with the transport;

provide the personal data to the transport from the computer device when the transport enters the area;

before the deletion time, receive an additional request from the computer device for an additional use of the personal data, wherein the additional request comprises an additional deletion time; and

delete the personal data at the deletion time.

8. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the deletion time is related to a time that the transport exits the area.

9. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

analyze the personal data;

based on the personal data being analyzed, determine that the transport is a priority data source; and

request the additional use of the personal data when the transport re-enters the area.

10. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

provide a notification that a confirmation that the personal data was deleted to a user of the transport.

11. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

maintain the personal data after the deletion time if the additional request is approved by the transport.

12. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the personal data comprises braking data for the transport in the area.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

before a transport enters an area, receiving a deletion time of personal data from a computer device, wherein the personal data is associated with the transport;

providing the personal data to the transport from the computer device when the transport enters the area;

before the deletion time, receiving by the transport an additional request from the computer device for an additional use of the personal data, wherein the additional request comprises an additional deletion time; and

deleting the personal data at the deletion time.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the deletion time is related to a time that the transport exits the area.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

analyzing the personal data;

based on the personal data being analyzed, determining that the transport is a priority data source; and

requesting the additional use of the personal data when the transport re-enters the area.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

displaying a confirmation that the personal data was deleted to a user of the transport.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

maintaining the personal data after the deletion time if the additional request is approved by the transport.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: WILSON, RYAN N.; CAIN, EDWARD ALLEN, JR.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 17399269 · Aug 11, 2021
Related Publication 20240163662A1 · May 16, 2024
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