Inference control method in a data cube
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system for editing a data cube with respect to a normal criterion, the criterion initially satisfied by some but not all dimension level combinations in said data cube, the system comprising:
- a dimension structure modeling the data cube, the dimension structure including dimension levels of the data cube; and
means for editing the dimension structure of said data cube so that said normal criterion is satisfied by at least one additional dimension level combination, wherein the means for editing forms a modified data cube in which said criterion is satisfied by all the dimension level combinations of the modified data cube.
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Abstract
A system for editing the dimension structure associated with a data cube is revealed. The editing may be used to enforce given criteria on the cube. This includes modifying the cube in order to satisfy regulations requiring researchers to protect information about individuals, such as medical, genealogy and genetics records. The inference control methods disclosed therefore enable safe aggregated datasets to be released to researchers. When combined with information theoretic methods, the invention method of editing the dimension structures may be used to express clearly and discover correlations that exist in the dataset. This mining of the data and editing of the dimension structure allows the user of a simple multidimensional cube viewer to visually verify the patterns discovered.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system for editing a data cube with respect to a normal criterion, the criterion initially satisfied by some but not all dimension level combinations in said data cube, the system comprising:
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a dimension structure modeling the data cube, the dimension structure including dimension levels of the data cube; and means for editing the dimension structure of said data cube so that said normal criterion is satisfied by at least one additional dimension level combination, wherein the means for editing forms a modified data cube in which said criterion is satisfied by all the dimension level combinations of the modified data cube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer implemented method for editing a data cube with respect to a normal criterion, the criterion initially satisfied by some but not all dimension level combinations in said data cube, comprising the steps of:
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providing a dimension structure modeling the data cube, the dimension structure having dimension levels of data of the data cube; and editing the dimension structure of said data cube so that said normal criterion is satisfied by at least one additional dimension level combination, wherein said editing forms a modified data cube in which said criterion is satisfied by all the dimension level combinations of the modified data cube. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented system for editing a data cube with respect to a normal criterion, the criterion initially satisfied by some but not all dimension level combinations in said data cube, the system comprising:
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a dimension structure of the data cube, the dimension structure including dimension levels of the data cube; means for editing the dimension structure of said data cube so that said normal criterion is satisfied by at least one additional dimension level combination; and means for associating with the dimension structure of said data cube, an intensity function revealing intensity of patterns or structures in said data cube; wherein the means for editing utilizes said function in editing of said dimension structure, including enabling the editing process to avoid invalidating useful patterns and structures expressed by said data cube, and wherein the means for editing forms a modified data cube in which said criterion is satisfied by all the dimension level combinations of the modified data cube. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer implemented method for editing a data cube with respect to a normal criterion, the criterion initially satisfied by some but not all dimension level combinations in said data cube, comprising the steps of:
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providing a dimension structure of the data cube, the dimension structure having dimension levels of data of the data cube; editing the dimension structure of said data cube so that said normal criterion is satisfied by at least one additional dimension level combination; associating with the dimension structure of said data cube, a function revealing intensity of patterns or structures in said data cube; and using said function to direct said editing of said dimension structure, such that the step of editing avoids invalidating useful patterns and structures expressed by said data cube, wherein said step of editing forms a modified data cube in which said criterion is satisfied by all the dimension level combinations of the modified data cube. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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