Apparatus and method to increase accuracy in individual attributes derived from anonymous aggregate data
US9672469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method to increase accuracy in individual attributes derived from anonymous aggregate data uses aggregation keys in order to retrieve distribution sets and generate best-effort results for individual attributes. Multiple aggregation keys may be utilized to which individual attributes may be cross-mapped. The aggregation keys may be divided into location-based aggregation keys and name-based aggregation keys. The resulting data may be of varying granularity depending upon the granularity of the aggregation key used for the distribution and to generate the attributes.
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