Probabilistic inference in differentially private systems
US8639649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N5/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Given that a differentially private mechanism has a known conditional distribution, probabilistic inference techniques may be used along with the known conditional distribution, and generated results from previously computed queries on private data, to generate a posterior distribution for the differentially private mechanism used by the system. The generated posterior distribution may be used to describe the probability of every possible result being the correct result. The probability may then be used to qualify conclusions or calculations that may depend on the returned result.
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