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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8019690 | Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information (22) from a purchasing intermediary (35, 112); (b) providing transactional purchase i... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015117 | Method and system for anonymous reporting A system and method for anonymous reporting. Specifically, the method includes collecting user information about a user and generating a user profile based on the user information. The user profile is stored such that the user profile is used to achieve delivery of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7930252 | Method and system for sharing anonymous user information A method and system for sharing online user information in an anonymous manner. The system associates an identifier with anonymized information of the user, and sends the anonymized user information to a receiving party. In one embodiment, the system receives... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7844550 | Method and device for generating a single-use financial account number A device for facilitating financial account transactions is described which includes a processing unit including a cryptographic processor. The device also includes an input unit, a display unit and a memory device connected to the processing unit. The memory device... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7636696 | System, method, and computer program product for maintaining consumer privacy and security in electronic commerce transactions A system, method, and computer program product for maintaining the anonymity of a consumer in a transaction with a retailer. The consumer provides payment method information and ship-to address information to a trusted third party. The consumer purchases products fr... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7627534 | System and method for storing information for a wireless device A system and method for storing personal, medical, and insurance related information on a wireless device are disclosed. The information may be stored by sending it from a remote personal computer to a central database using the Internet. The information may be stor... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627533 | Method and arrangement for concealing true identity of user in communications system The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for concealing the true identity of a user in a communications system comprising a first user equipment having a first characteristic identifier, a second user equipment having a second characteristic identifier, ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7502762 | Method and system for commerce with full anonymity A method (and system) of conducting business electronically between a first party and a second party, includes providing a third party who knows the identity of the first party but no privacy-compromising information regarding a proposed electronic business transact... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490069 | Anonymous payment with a verification possibility by a defined party The present invention relates to a method for verifying an anonymous payment by a defined party in a communication system providing a public key infrastructure. The method comprising the steps of (a) receiving a validation message from a merchant party, the validati... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7475046 | Electronic trading system supporting anonymous negotiation and indications of interest A system conducts anonymous negotiations and supports indications of interest in trading stock. The system includes a database for storing public orders received from a public stock trading system; and a server for receiving hidden orders from a plurality of users a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7437550 | System for providing session-based network privacy, private, persistent storage, and discretionary access control for sharing private data The invention provides secure and private communication over a network, as well as persistent private storage and private access control to the stored information, which is accomplished by imposing mechanisms that separate a user's actions from their identity. The s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418398 | Stored value cards and methods for their issuance A method for issuing both a virtual card and a physical card to a cardholder comprises issuing a virtual card to a cardholder, with the virtual card comprising an identifier and an associated database record of a stored value. A physical card is also issued to the c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412422 | Method and system for securing user identities and creating virtual users to enhance privacy on a communication network A method of enabling a real entity to access a service on a communication network using a virtual entity, the method including the steps of establishing a user account including at least first data corresponding to the identity of the real entity and second data cor... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404079 | Automatic identity protection system with remote third party monitoring This invention provides an automated system for the processing of data packets, composed of personal identifiers and personal data, such that the personally identifiable data sent by one party may be considered anonymous once received by a second party. The inventio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401352 | Secure system and method for enforcement of privacy policy and protection of confidentiality The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is include for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterpri... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7376598 | Method, system, and computer readable medium for shipping a package to a customer while preserving customer privacy Methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate in sending a package (112) to a customer at a physical address via a shipper (106) while preserving customer privacy. In accordance with an embodiment, an order is received from the c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373312 | Method and apparatus for facilitating user registration in an on-line auction environment A method and apparatus for facilitating user registration in a network-based transaction facility are described. According to one embodiment, a user associated with a registration process in the network-based transaction facility is identified, and a verification ra... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370366 | Data management system and method A data management system and method are provided. Specifically, the present invention includes a system for controlling access to data and ensuring that the confidentiality of the data is maintained. In addition, the present invention provides a system for updating ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366709 | System and method for managing questions and answers using subject lists styles The present invention relates to a system and method of categorizing a user's inquiry and defining the scope of the assistance sought by creating a subject list style. A subject list style is created in a computer based match and route system by selecting a quantity... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363252 | Mobile telephone A portable telephone including a transmission and reception unit, a control unit, a speaker, a display unit, a code reader unit, an operation input section, a microphone and a storage unit. The storage unit includes a telephone number memory, a password-data memory,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360251 | Method and system for monitoring online behavior at a remote site and creating online behavior profiles A method and system for monitoring users on one or more computer networks, disassociating personally identifiable information from the collected data, and storing it in a database so that the privacy of the users is protected. The system includes monitoring transact... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360080 | Non-transferable anonymous credential system with optional anonymity revocation The present invention relates to a method and system for securely proving ownership of pseudonymous or anonymous electronic credentials. A credential system is described consisting of users and organizations. An organization knows a user only by a pseudonym. The pse... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356485 | Service providing system A system for providing a service through a non-contact communication unit such as a wireless communication unit is disclosed. Specifically, an electronic ticket is communicated between a so-called mobile terminal and the non-contact communication unit equipped in a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353210 | Electronic means of payment with individually settable security features for the internet or for mobile networks Electronic means of payment require specific procedures concerning the use thereof as well as set security features. Disclosed is a means of payment allowing the user to add individual security features, comprising the use of specific devices that are available to t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350071 | Encrypted and non-encrypted communication of message data A first datum of a message is communicated from a first computing device to a second computing device with encryption of the first datum. A second datum of the message is communicated from the first computing device to the second computing device without encryption ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347378 | Method, device systems and computer programs for producing and tracing printed documents with a determinate identifier In a method and system for production of a printed document with a unique identifier, the data medium for the unique identifier is applied on a recording medium, the data medium being capable of being electronically written without contact so that data are written w... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341181 | Method for biometric security using a smartcard The present invention discloses a method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system by proffering a biometric. The biometric may be proffered to a biometric sensor communicating with the smartcard-reader system. Proffering the biome... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340438 | Method and apparatus for managing and enforcing user privacy A system and method manages and enforces user privacy of user data in a network environment in various manners. The system and method can determine a context for interaction with a party, filter user data to be provided to the party based on the determined context, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337468 | Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating seamless, virtual integration of online membership models and services Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating integration of the functionality associated with a first on-line service entity with the functionality associated with a second on-line service entity. Embodiments of the present invention allow a first on-line service e... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333615 | Encryption between multiple devices A first device receives first information and second information, encrypts the first information with a first set of encryption keys, and encrypts a combination of the second information and the encrypted first information with a second set of encryption keys into a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330806 | Virtualized network A virtualized network that provides real-to-virtual correspondence without technically designed artificial systems of any kind. The virtualized network includes a plurality of virtualized entities (VENTs), each VENT a program together with its corresponding real ent... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330969 | Method and apparatus for data validation A method for encrypting data comprising deriving a public key using a first data set provided by a second party; encrypting a second data set with the public key; providing the encrypted third data set to the second party; providing the public key to a third party t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325724 | Method for registering a biometric for use with a smartcard The present invention discloses a method for registering biometric information for use in a smartcard-reader system. The method comprises the steps of contacting an authorized sample receiver and submitting a biometric to a sensor to facilitates the sensor in obtain... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324972 | Managing transactions on a network: four or more parties A system for managing user accounts and controlling anonymous access to resources over data networks for a plurality of provider members in a manner to preserve the secrecy of the identity of a user who is in a home provider's user/customer base. The system includes... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318550 | Biometric safeguard method for use with a smartcard A method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system is provided. The method includes determining if a transaction violates an established rule, such as a preset spending limit. The method also includes notifying a user to proffer a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319537 | Charging management apparatus, peripheral device using apparatus, charging management system, charging management method, charging display method, storage medium, and program A charging management apparatus which allows constructing a charging system corresponding to various conditions when a plurality of apparatuses share a locally connected image reading apparatus and also allows use of the locally connected image reading apparatus as ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315843 | Electronic identifier payment systems and methods A payment service method and system involve a payment service provider, a customer/payor and a consumer provider/payee. The customer/payor enrolls in the service and is provided a unique identifier that enables the customer to conduct transactions with the payment s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314165 | Method and system for smellprint recognition biometrics on a smartcard The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using smellprint recognition biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a smellprint sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifyin... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314164 | System for biometric security using a smartcard The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308426 | System and methods for servicing electronic transactions A service transaction provider for administering a accounts for a client includes a computer having a processor, a data storage medium, and a network port. The storage medium is configured to store the clients' personal information, account information, and transact... | 12/11/2007 |
