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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Masanobu Koike, Tama, JP;
Pakin Osotkraphun, Inagi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
TOSHIBA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an anonymization apparatus according to an embodiment is configured to execute a determination process, a division process, and a process of recursively executing at least the determination process and the division process, and to thereafter execute anonymization. A number-of-kinds calculation circuit calculates a number of kinds of different attribute values for each of a plurality of attributes, before the determination process is executed. A determination circuit determines the attribute to be noticed, based on also the calculated number of kinds. A sort circuit sorts a plurality of personal data items, based on the calculated number of kinds, before the division process is executed.