Apparatus and method for managing digital identities

• US 10,511,493 B1
• Filed: 02/15/2018
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anonyome Labs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Anonyome Labs, Inc.
• Inventors: McCown, Steven Harvey, Ashley, Paul, Shillingford, Steve, Clark, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): Vostal, Ondrej C
• Application Number:
  US15/897,858
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 709225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/37 E-mail addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/28 Restricting access to network management systems or functions, e.g. using authorisation function to access network configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data

Abstract

An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to store identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least two sets of digital identity attributes each operative as a personal privacy proxy with compartmental identity attributes. The at least two sets of digital identity attributes include a first machine generated digital identity email address associated with a first role and a second machine generated digital identity email address associated with a second role.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor to;

store and manage identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least two sets of digital identity attributes each operative as a personal privacy proxy with compartmental identity attributes, wherein the at least two sets of digital identity attributes include a first machine generated digital identity email address associated with a first role and a second machine generated digital identity email address associated with a second role; and

prompt a digital identity owner to approve or disapprove the first machine generated digital identity email address and the second machine generated digital identity email address.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to persistently store information regarding a deactivated email address.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to persistently store information regarding a deactivated role.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to communicate with a Digital Identity Client device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to communicate with an email server.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to route email traffic associated with the digital identity attributes to a combined email inbox on a client device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to reactivate a deactivated email address of the digital identity attributes.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to reactivate a deactivated role of the digital identity attributes.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor to;

store and manage identity attributes including real identity attributes for a real individual and at least two sets of digital identity attributes each operative as a personal privacy proxy with compartmental identity attributes, wherein the at least two sets of digital identity attributes include a first machine generated digital identity email address associated with a first role and a second machine generated digital identity email address associated with a second role; and

route email traffic associated with the digital identity attributes to a combined email inbox on a client device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to persistently store information regarding a deactivated email address.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to persistently store information regarding a deactivated role.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to communicate with a Digital Identity Client device.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to communicate with an email server.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to prompt a digital identity owner to approve or disapprove the first machine generated digital identity email address and the second machine generated digital identity email address.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to reactivate a deactivated email address of the digital identity attributes.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to reactivate a deactivated role of the digital identity attributes.