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US Patent 7127432 - System for enabling data processing while maintaining confidentiality

US Patent Issued on October 24, 2006
Estimated Patent Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 23, 2023Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
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Abstract

A method for processing transactions while maintaining a customer's confidentiality includes receiving a customer's identity information and transaction information at a local server. The customer's identity information is substituted with a unique generic ID at the local server. The generic ID and the transaction information are forwarded from the local server to a distinct compliance system while the customer's identity information is retained at the local server. The transaction information is processed at the distinct compliance system to obtain compliance information using the transaction information and the generic ID. The compliance information and the generic ID are forwarded from the distinct compliance system to the local server. The customer's identity information is retrieved using the generic ID at the local server.

Other References

  • Latanya Sweeney -Replacing Personal-Identifying Information in Medical Records, the Scrub System p. 333-337.
  • Iterting et al, “Large Scale Database Scrubbing Using Object Oriented Software Components”, Proceedings of AMIA Symposium, p. 508-512, Nov. 8, 1998, together with an Abstract.
  • Neame et al, “Measures Implemented to Project Personal Privacy For an On-Line National Patient Index: A Case Study”, Topics in Health Information Management, Nov. 1996, together with an Abstract.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 10667407 filed on 09/23/2003

US Classes:

705/74, Anonymous user system705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)705/3, Patient record management705/57, Copy protection or prevention705/80, ELECTRONIC NEGOTIATION709/206, Demand based messaging235/375, SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS712/32, Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having sequential program control709/225Computer network access regulating

Field of Search

705/74, Anonymous user system705/2, Health care management (e.g., record management, ICDA billing)705/3, Patient record management705/57, Copy protection or prevention705/80, ELECTRONIC NEGOTIATION709/206, Demand based messaging709/224, Computer network monitoring709/212, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER DIRECT MEMORY ACCESSING709/218Using interconnected networks

Examiners

Primary: Trammell, James P.
Assistant: Agwumezie, Charlie C. L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

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Foreign Patent References

  • 0 884 670 EP 12/01/1998

International Classes

H04L 9/00
G06Q 10/00
A61B 5/00
H04K 1/00

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