Method and Apparatus for Variable Privacy Preservation in Data Mining
First Claim
1. A method for preserving privacy of data records for use in a data mining application, comprising the steps of:
- assigning different privacy levels to the data records;
constructing condensed groups from the data records based on the privacy levels, wherein summary statistics are maintained for each condensed group; and
generating pseudo-data from the summary statistics, wherein the pseudo-data is available for use in the data mining application.
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Abstract
Improved privacy preservation techniques are disclosed for use in accordance with data mining. By way of example, a technique for preserving privacy of data records for use in a data mining application comprises the following steps/operations. Different privacy levels are assigned to the data records. Condensed groups are constructed from the data records based on the privacy levels, wherein summary statistics are maintained for each condensed group. Pseudo-data is generated from the summary statistics, wherein the pseudo-data is available for use in the data mining application. Principles of the invention are capable of handling both static and dynamic data sets
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1. A method for preserving privacy of data records for use in a data mining application, comprising the steps of:
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assigning different privacy levels to the data records; constructing condensed groups from the data records based on the privacy levels, wherein summary statistics are maintained for each condensed group; and generating pseudo-data from the summary statistics, wherein the pseudo-data is available for use in the data mining application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for preserving privacy of data records for use in a data mining application, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) assign different privacy levels to the data records;
(ii) construct condensed groups from the data records based on the privacy levels, wherein summary statistics are maintained for each condensed group; and
(iii) generate pseudo-data from the summary statistics, wherein the pseudo-data is available for use in the data mining application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture for use in preserving privacy of data records for use in a data mining application, the article comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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assigning different privacy levels to the data records; constructing condensed groups from the data records based on the privacy levels, wherein summary statistics are maintained for each condensed group; and generating pseudo-data from the summary statistics, wherein the pseudo-data is available for use in the data mining application. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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