Alex B McLaughlin

Title: Alex B. McLaughlin and Privacy-Protected Database Querying.

Introduction

Alex B. McLaughlin is an inventor based in Santa Monica, California, associated with Apple Inc. His patent work addresses privacy-conscious ways to provide useful information from databases.

Latest Patents

McLaughlin is named on one patent, Privacy Protected Database Querying. The invention describes systems, methods, and devices for processing queries about groups of entities in an entity data database. It identifies records that meet search conditions, compares their number with a threshold, and assigns the set to a numerical bucket. Based on that bucket, the system adjusts the numerical value and uses it to generate an aggregated count for the requesting system. This approach is designed to share query results while protecting the privacy of the underlying data. McLaughlin’s listed portfolio includes 1 patent.

Career Highlights

McLaughlin’s documented patent contribution focuses on privacy-protective database querying. The patent describes a method for balancing the usefulness of aggregated results with safeguards for individual records.

Collaborations

The patent information provided also names Deima Elnatour and Elli Shapiro as McLaughlin’s coworkers. Their inclusion reflects a professional connection, though the supplied details do not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Alex B. McLaughlin’s patent work at Apple Inc. centers on privacy-protected database querying, using threshold-based grouping and adjusted counts to share aggregated information while limiting exposure of underlying records.