SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED PRIVACY PRESERVING DATA MINING
First Claim
1. A method of data mining in a privacy-preserving manner in a distributed computing environment including a plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
- a first entity of the plurality of entities exchanging summary information with a second entity of the plurality of entities via a privacy-preserving data sharing protocol such that the privacy of the summary information is preserved, the summary information associated with an entity relating to data stored at the entity; and
the first entity mining data based on at least the summary information obtained from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Distributed privacy preserving data mining techniques are provided. A first entity of a plurality of entities in a distributed computing environment exchanges summary information with a second entity of the plurality of entities via a privacy-preserving data sharing protocol such that the privacy of the summary information is preserved, the summary information associated with an entity relating to data stored at the entity. The first entity may then mine data based on at least the summary information obtained from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol. The first entity may obtain, from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol, information relating to the number of transactions in which a particular itemset occurs and/or information relating to the number of transactions in which a particular rule is satisfied.
8 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method of data mining in a privacy-preserving manner in a distributed computing environment including a plurality of entities, comprising the steps of:
-
a first entity of the plurality of entities exchanging summary information with a second entity of the plurality of entities via a privacy-preserving data sharing protocol such that the privacy of the summary information is preserved, the summary information associated with an entity relating to data stored at the entity; and the first entity mining data based on at least the summary information obtained from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. Apparatus associated with a first entity in a distributed computing environment, including a plurality of entities, for data mining in a privacy-preserving manner, comprising:
-
a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) exchange summary information with a second entity of the plurality of entities via a privacy-preserving data sharing protocol such that the privacy of the summary information is preserved, the summary information associated with an entity relating to data stored at the entity; and
(ii) mine data based on at least the summary information obtained from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. An article of manufacture for use with a first entity in a distributed computing environment, including a plurality of entities, for data mining in a privacy-preserving manner, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
-
the first entity exchanging summary information with a second entity of the plurality of entities via a privacy-preserving data sharing protocol such that the privacy of the summary information is preserved, the summary information associated with an entity relating to data stored at the entity; and the first entity mining data based on at least the summary information obtained from the second entity via the privacy-preserving data sharing protocol.
-
Specification