Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Horgan

Joseph R. Horgan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated Determination of Quasi-Identifiers Using Program Analysis
    Publication number: 20140130178
    Abstract: A system and method for automated determination of quasi-identifiers for sensitive data fields in a dataset are provided. In one aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields in the dataset based upon a static analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to - sensitive data fields in the dataset. In another aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields based upon a dynamic analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to -sensitive data fields in the dataset. Once such quasi-identifiers have been identified, the data stored in such fields may be anonymized using techniques such as k-anonymity. As a result, the data in the anonymized quasi-identifiers fields cannot be used to infer a value stored in a sensitive data field in the dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiralal Agrawal, Munir Cochinwala, Joseph R. Horgan
  • Automated determination of quasi-identifiers using program analysis
    Patent number: 8661423
    Abstract: A system and method for automated determination of quasi-identifiers for sensitive data fields in a dataset are provided. In one aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields in the dataset based upon a static analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to—sensitive data fields in the dataset. In another aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields based upon a dynamic analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to—sensitive data fields in the dataset. Once such quasi-identifiers have been identified, the data stored in such fields may be anonymized using techniques such as k-anonymity. As a result, the data in the anonymized quasi-identifiers fields cannot be used to infer a value stored in a sensitive data field in the dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiralal Agrawal, Munir Cochinwala, Joseph R. Horgan
  • Automated Determination of Quasi-Identifiers Using Program Analysis
    Publication number: 20110119661
    Abstract: A system and method for automated determination of quasi-identifiers for sensitive data fields in a dataset are provided. In one aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields in the dataset based upon a static analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to—sensitive data fields in the dataset. In another aspect, the system and method identifies quasi-identifier fields based upon a dynamic analysis of program statements in a computer program having access to—sensitive data fields in the dataset. Once such quasi-identifiers have been identified, the data stored in such fields may be anonymized using techniques such as k-anonymity. As a result, the data in the anonymized quasi-identifiers fields cannot be used to infer a value stored in a sensitive data field in the dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hiralal Agrawal, Munir Cochinwala, Joseph R. Horgan