Patent ID: 8572697

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: providing a device ( 10 ) for generating a plurality of statistical objects ( 14 P) based upon a plurality of original objects ( 12 P); each of said plurality of statistical objects ( 14 P) being a statistical representation of one of said plurality of original objects ( 12 P); said plurality of original objects ( 12 P) and said plurality of statistical objects ( 14 P) being stored in a table; using a communications receiver ( 32 ) to receive a first statistical object ( 14 F) having communications characteristics ( 22 ); using a statistical object matcher ( 18 ) to determine if said first statistical object ( 14 F) matches at least one of said plurality of statistical objects ( 14 P); using an accumulated statistical object selector ( 20 ) to obtain and accumulate said first statistical object ( 14 F) and a plurality of matched statistical objects ( 14 MP) in an accumulated statistical object ( 14 A) identified by said communications characteristics ( 22 ); using an original object identifier ( 26 ) to determine if said accumulated statistical object ( 14 A) can be produced by exactly one original object ( 12 S) of said plurality of original objects ( 12 P); selecting that original object ( 12 S) from said plurality of original objects ( 12 P); using a probability calculator ( 30 ) to determine a calculated probability ( 36 ) of guessing said accumulated statistical object ( 14 A) based on said accumulated statistical object ( 14 A) and the number of statistical objects in said plurality of said statistical objects ( 14 P); using a threshold comparator ( 32 ) to determine if said calculated probability ( 36 ) is less than a threshold value ( 27 ); and providing an indication ( 34 ) of said selected original object ( 12 SEL).