Remote testing analysis for software optimization based on client-side local differential privacy-based data
US10902149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage medium are described herein for remotely analyzing testing results based on LDP-based data obtained from client devices in order to determine an effect of a software application with respect to its features and/or the population in which the application is tested. The analysis is based on a series of statistical computations for conducting hypothesis tests to compare population means, while ensuring LDP for each user. For example, an LDP scheme is used on the client-side that privatizes a measured value corresponding to a usage of a resource of the client. A data collector receives the privatized data from two sets of populations. Each population's clients have a software application that may differ in terms of features or user group. The privatized data received from each population is analyzed to determine an effect of the difference between the software applications of the different populations.
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