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US 12,652,157 · App. 18/594,361 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Apparatus and method with intersection operation

Inventor: Miran Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
H04L9/0631H04L9/008
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Patent No.
US 12,652,157
App. No.
18/594,361
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A processor-implemented method includes receiving, from a first device, ciphertext corresponding to elements of a first data set of the first device, performing, based on a match function defined for elements of a second data set of a second device, an intersection operation between the ciphertext and the elements of the second data set, and transmitting a result of the intersection operation to the first device, wherein the ciphertext is generated based on an elementary symmetric polynomial corresponding to the elements of the first data set.

Claims (40)

1 . A processor-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from a first device, ciphertext generated by encrypting a precomputation formula defined based on an elementary symmetric polynomial corresponding to elements of a first data set of the first device;

performing, based on a match function defined for elements of a second data set of a second device, an intersection operation between the ciphertext and the elements of the second data set; and

transmitting a result of the intersection operation to the first device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the intersection operation comprises performing a linear combination operation of the ciphertext and a power of the elements of the second data set.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the performing of the intersection operation further comprises performing an additional operation to obtain elements of the intersection based on a result of the linear combination operation and the elements of the second data set.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the transmitting of the intersection operation result comprises transmitting the linear combination operation result and a result of the additional operation to the first device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of the elements of the first data set is less than a number of the elements of the second data set.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an accumulated number of homomorphic multiplication operations in the intersection operation is “1”.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ciphertext is ciphertext based on ring learning with errors (RLWE).

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to perform the method of claim 1 .

9 . A processor-implemented method comprising:

obtaining an elementary symmetric polynomial corresponding to elements of a first data set of a first device;

defining a precomputation formula based on the elementary symmetric polynomial;

generating ciphertext by encrypting the precomputation formula; and

transmitting the ciphertext to a second device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second device, a result of an intersection operation of the ciphertext and a second data set of the second device; and

decrypting the intersection operation result.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a number of the elements of the first data set is less than a number of the elements of the second data set.

12 . An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a first device, ciphertext generated by encrypting a precomputation formula defined based on an elementary symmetric polynomial corresponding to elements of a first data set of the first device;

perform, based on a match function defined for elements of a second data set of a second device, an intersection operation between the ciphertext and the elements of the second data set; and

transmit a result of the intersection operation to the first device.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, for the performing of the intersection operation, the one or more processors are further configured to perform a linear combination operation of the ciphertext and a power of the elements of the second data set.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein, for the performing of the intersection operation, the one or more processors are further configured to perform an additional operation to obtain elements of the intersection based on a result of the linear combination operation and the elements of the second data set.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein, for the transmitting of the intersection operation result, the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the linear combination operation result and a result of the additional operation to the first device.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a number of the elements of the first data set is less than a number of the elements of the second data set.

17 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein an accumulated number of homomorphic multiplication operations in the intersection operation is “1”.

18 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the ciphertext is ciphertext based on ring learning with errors (RLWE).

19 . A device comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

obtain an elementary symmetric polynomial corresponding to elements of a first data set of a first device;

define a precomputation formula based on the elementary symmetric polynomial;

generate ciphertext by encrypting the precomputation formula; and

transmit the ciphertext to a second device.

20 . The encryption device of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the second device, a result of an intersection operation of the ciphertext and a second data set of the second device; and

decrypt the intersection operation result.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2024
From: KIM, MIRAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
Reel/Frame 066635/0092 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0129367 · Sep 26, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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