Systems and methods to create venue tokens that provide generalized
geographic information while preserving location specific data. In one
embodiment, a Universal Location Descriptor (ULD) translator converts
location data into a geocode that in one embodiment is a binary code.
Location information can include a street address, zip code, directional
information, destination, velocity information, latitude and/or
longitude, etc. The geocode can then be encrypted to generate a token.
Relative geographic similarities can be identified by comparing
geographic information from the tokens, thereby allowing similarly
situated individuals and/or organizations, service providers, etc., to be
identified without disclosing specific location identities of those
parties seeking such privacy. The comparison of token geographic
information can provide a probabilistic output that, in one embodiment,
can be customized using an application-dependent threshold, to generate
only those outputs satisfying a specified probability measure.