Internet Profile Dilution Device for Privacy Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for preventing internet profiling, such as using VPNs, false identities, and disabling cookies, are either ineffective or difficult to implement, allowing companies to still build profiles based on browsing habits, which leads to targeted advertising that may not be relevant or desirable.

Innovation Solution

An Internet Profile Dilution Device (IPDD) software that randomly simulates user interactions by opening news articles, scanning for links, and searching for selected terms, diluting browsing data to make it worthless for advertisers, by working within the existing data collection network.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If VPN is used to obscure IP address and geolocation, then tracking based on location is reduced, but hardware and device profiling can still be performed by companies

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelocation-based trackingVSAvoidprofile protection effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates fake browsing profiles that copy and mimic real user behavior patterns. These artificial profiles are generated to look indistinguishable from actual user browsing habits, thereby confusing tracking systems. The fake profiles include simulated search queries, visited pages, and navigation patterns that replicate legitimate user behavior, making it difficult for companies to distinguish between real and fabricated browsing data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary service that sits between the user and the tracking systems. This intermediary generates and manages the fake browsing profiles, acting as a mediator that obscures the real user's browsing data while providing the appearance of normal browsing activity. The intermediary service processes real user requests and returns them mixed with synthetic browsing data, thereby diluting the effectiveness of tracking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If false identities or fake accounts are created to protect from tracking, then some tracking is prevented, but the method is against terms of service and websites can block additional fake profiles

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovetrackingVSAvoidimplementation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically changes multiple parameters of the browsing profiles including timestamps, geographic locations, device identifiers, and browsing patterns. By continuously varying these parameters to match real user behavior distributions, the system creates convincing fake profiles that adapt to different contexts and resist detection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Object-affected harmful factors

If Third Party cookies or Incognito Mode are disabled, then some tracking is reduced, but profiling companies can still add data to their databases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecookie-based trackingVSAvoidbrowsing data value to advertisers

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful effect of data collection into a beneficial outcome by generating fake browsing data that actively dilutes real user profiles. Instead of simply blocking tracking, the system floods tracking systems with synthetic browsing patterns that reduce the value of real user data to advertisers. The fake profiles act as a counterforce that degrades the quality of collected data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

4Reliability

If Tor proxies are used to prevent building profiles, then profile creation is limited, but setup requirements are too difficult for laymen and some identification still occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprofile protectionVSAvoidsetup difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12141327B1Internet profile dilution device (IPDD)

Publication Date: 2024.11.12 P4 X GRP INC

AI summary

An internet profile dilution device and method are provided. To prevent the sale of individual user's internet searches to advertisers, an internet profile dilution software is configured to significantly dilute the individual search and browsing by opening a site the individual has selected, or in the default state, will automatically select from a variety of news outlet websites for dilution of the individual's internet profile. The internet profile dilution software will scan the site, for links to another article, and will navigate to that article and spend a random amount of time appearing to read the article. The software will search for particular words from the title of the article to continue to further dilute the internet profile of the individual. The individual's internet search is sufficiently diluted by the internet profile dilution software so that an accurate profile of the individual's internet search and browsing cannot be established.