Privacy-compliant analysis of health by transaction data

US9747419B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9747419-B2
Application numberUS-201314133081-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 18, 2013
Priority dateDec 18, 2013
Publication dateAug 29, 2017
Grant dateAug 29, 2017

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Health-related data is accessed; as is a database of payment card transaction data. At least a portion of the health-related data is linked to at least a portion of the payment card transaction data to obtain linked data. Statistical analysis is carried out on the linked data, and the results of the statistical analysis are made available to at least one appropriate party. Privacy is protected, for example, via an opt-in approach or through data aggregation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising the steps of: accessing health-related data, wherein said health-related data include individual health records or epidemiologic data; accessing an ISO 8583 payment card network database of payment card transaction records corresponding to respective purchases made using at least one payment card, wherein said ISO 8583 payment card network database of payment card transaction records does not include any personally identifiable informat…

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What does patent US9747419B2 cover?
Health-related data is accessed; as is a database of payment card transaction data. At least a portion of the health-related data is linked to at least a portion of the payment card transaction data to obtain linked data. Statistical analysis is carried out on the linked data, and the results of the statistical analysis are made available to at least one appropriate party. Privacy is protected,…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mastercard International Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F19/3431. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 29 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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