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Anonymously linking a plurality of data records

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  • US 6,397,224 B1
  • Filed: 12/10/1999
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for anonymously linking a plurality of data records, each data record comprising a plurality of elements for identifying an associated individual, the method comprising:

  • for each of the plurality of data records;

    encoding a first encoded identity reference from a first subset of the identifying elements of a data record;

    encoding a second encoded identity reference from a second subset of the identifying elements of the data record;

    assigning to each of the first and second encoded identity references an identical anonymization code for anonymously representing the individual associated with the data record; and

    inserting the assigned anonymization code into the data record.

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