Andrew M Bennett

Title: Andrew M. Bennett and Privacy-Protected Database Querying

Introduction

Andrew M. Bennett is an inventor associated with North Hollywood, California, and Apple Inc. His patent work addresses privacy-conscious ways to provide useful information from databases containing records about individuals.

Latest Patents

Bennett is credited with 1 patent, titled “Privacy Protected Database Querying.” The invention describes systems, methods, and devices for processing a request about a set of entities in an entity data database. A querying strategy is selected based on the request’s format and search conditions. The system identifies records that meet a condition, compares their count with a threshold, and assigns the set to a numerical bucket. Depending on that bucket, the count is adjusted before an aggregated value is shared with the requesting system. This approach is designed to support database queries while protecting the privacy of the underlying records.

Career Highlights

Bennett’s listed patent reflects work on privacy-aware data processing and controlled disclosure of aggregated information. He is associated with Apple Inc., where the patent’s database-querying concepts align with broader technical challenges in handling sensitive data.

Collaborations

The provided information names Deima Elnatour and Elli Shapiro as Bennett’s coworkers. Their inclusion indicates professional connections, though no specific roles in the patent or collaboration details were provided.

Conclusion

Andrew M. Bennett’s patent on privacy-protected database querying presents a method for returning aggregated results while limiting exposure of individual records.