Techniken zur Förderung der Privatsphäre bei der Bereitstellung von Abfrageergebnissen

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4400997

Aktenzeichen

EP24168167

Anmeldetag

3. April 2024

Veröffentlichung

16. Oktober 2024

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G06F21/62

Abstract

One embodiment sets forth a method for promoting privacy when providing query results. According to some embodiments, the method can be implemented by a computing device, and includes the steps of (1) receiving at least one query that includes (i) a unique identifier (ID) associated with a software application, (ii) a date, and (iii) at least one parameter, (2) generating query results based on the query, wherein the query results include one or more records, (3) obtaining a random seed value based on the unique ID and the date, (4) generating, for each record of the one or more records, a respective hash value based on (i) the unique ID, (ii) the random seed value, and (iii) at least one aspect of the record, (5) generating respective noise values for the respective hash values, (6) adjusting each record of the one or more records based at least in part on the respective noise value to produce a corresponding adjusted record, and (7) causing information based at least in part on the one or more corresponding adjusted records to be included in a user interface (UI) that is output on a display device.

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Firma

Apple Inc.

Land

🇺🇸 USA

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