Method for ensuring data localization on an ad hoc moving data network
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-004/02
H04W-016/00
H04W-024/02
H04B-007/185
H04L-029/06
H04W-012/08
H04W-084/18
H04W-088/08
출원번호
US-0692957
(2012-12-03)
등록번호
US-9532174
(2016-12-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Teller, Eric
출원인 / 주소
X Development LLC
대리인 / 주소
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
인용정보
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10
초록▼
The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must no
The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining that a first balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area in a balloon network, wherein the balloon network comprises a plurality of moveable balloons that provide service to client devices in a plurality of legal
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining that a first balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area in a balloon network, wherein the balloon network comprises a plurality of moveable balloons that provide service to client devices in a plurality of legally-defined geographic areas, and wherein the first balloon is one of the plurality of moveable balloons;responsive to the determination that the first balloon is at the location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, accessing an area profile that identifies geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area, wherein the geographically-restricted data is saved in at least one physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area;determining that the first balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data in physical data storage on the first balloon;determining that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area; andresponsive to the determination that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area, (i) determining that one or more additional balloons of the plurality of moveable balloons are at a location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, (ii) determining that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, (iii) responsive to the determination that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, initiating a transfer of the geographically-restricted data from the first balloon to a second balloon of the one or more additional balloons, and (iv) removing the geographically-restricted data from the physical data storage on the first balloon before the first balloon exits the legally-defined geographic area. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographically-restricted data is transferred via a RF air-interface. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographically-restricted data is transferred via a free-space optical link. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area comprises: determining a velocity of the first balloon;based on the determined velocity of the first balloon, determining a probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area; anddetermining that the probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area is greater than a threshold probability. 5. A method operable by a first balloon in a balloon network, wherein the balloon network comprises a plurality of moveable balloons that provide service to client devices in a plurality of legally-defined geographic areas, and wherein the first balloon is one of the plurality of moveable balloons, the method comprising: receiving at least a portion of geographically-restricted data in physical data storage on the first balloon when the first balloon enters a legally-defined geographic area;responsive to a determination that the first balloon entered the legally-defined geographic area, accessing an area profile that identifies geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area, wherein the geographically-restricted data is saved in at least one physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area;determining that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area; andresponsive to the determination that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area, (i) determining that one or more additional balloons of the plurality of moveable balloons are at a location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, (ii) determining that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, (iii) responsive to the determination that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, initiating a transfer of the geographically-restricted data from the first balloon to a second balloon of the one or more additional balloons, and (iv) removing the geographically-restricted data from the physical data storage on the first balloon before the first balloon exits the legally-defined geographic area. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the geographically-restricted data is transferred via a RF air-interface. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the geographically-restricted data is transferred via a free-space optical link. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area comprises: determining a velocity of the first balloon;based on the determined velocity of the first balloon, determining a probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area; anddetermining that the probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area is greater than a threshold probability. 9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors in a computing device, cause that computing device to perform functions, the functions comprising: determining that a first balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area in a balloon network, wherein the balloon network comprises a plurality of moveable balloons that provide service to client devices in a plurality of legally-defined geographic areas, and wherein the first balloon is one of the plurality of moveable balloons;responsive to the determination that the first balloon is at the location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, accessing an area profile that identifies geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area, wherein the geographically-restricted data is saved in at least one physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area;determining that the first balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data in physical data storage on the first balloon;determining that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area; andresponsive to the determination that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area, (i) determining that one or more additional balloons of the plurality of moveable balloons are at a location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, (ii) determining that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, (iii) responsive to the determination that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, initiating a transfer of the geographically-restricted data from the first balloon to a second balloon of the one or more additional balloons, and (iv) removing the geographically-restricted data from the physical data storage on the first balloon before the first balloon exits the legally-defined geographic area. 10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of 9, wherein determining the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area comprises the functions of: determining a velocity of the first balloon;based on the determined velocity of the first balloon, determining a probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area; anddetermining that the probability that the first balloon will move out of the legally-defined geographic area is greater than a threshold probability. 11. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining that a first balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area in a balloon network, wherein the balloon network comprises a plurality of moveable balloons that provide service to client devices in a plurality of legally-defined geographic areas, and wherein the first balloon is one of the plurality of moveable balloons;responsive to the determination that the first balloon is at the location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, accessing an area profile that identifies geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area, wherein the geographically-restricted data is saved in at least one physical data storage that is located in the legally-defined geographic area;determining that the first balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data in physical data storage on the first balloon;encrypting the geographically-restricted data with an encryption key;determining that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area; andresponsive to the determination that the first balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area, (i) determining that one or more additional balloons of the plurality of moveable balloons are at a location associated with the legally-defined geographic area, (ii) determining that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, (iii) responsive to the determination that none of the one or more additional balloons contain the geographically-restricted data, initiating a transfer of the geographically-restricted data from the first balloon to a second balloon of the one or more additional balloons, and (iv) removing the geographically-restricted data from the physical data storage on the first balloon before the first balloon exits the legally-defined geographic area.
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