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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a method for collecting audience information of a group of users in an audience measurement. The method may include each user dividing its private information into a private portion and a predetermined number of exchange portions; each user transmitting each of its exchange portions to a respective user of the predetermined number of users selected from the group of users; each user aggregating its private portion and exchange portions received from other users of the group of users, thereby producing randomized information; and aggregating the randomized information of the group of users, thereby producing aggregated private information for the group of users.