Layered virtual identity system and method
First Claim
1. An electronic transaction system, comprising:
- a virtual identity server having access to a virtual identity database comprising at least one entry, each entry corresponding to a virtual identity of an individual;
a virtual identity resolver configured to receive a request containing the virtual identity from a requestor and further configured to access the virtual identity server to retrieve from the database at least a portion of data stored in the entry corresponding to the virtual identity; and
means for providing the retrieved information to the requestor.
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Abstract
A disclosed electronic transaction system and method include a virtual identity database and a virtual identity resolver. The database comprises at least one entry, each entry corresponding to a virtual identity of an individual. The resolver receives a request containing the virtual identity from a requestor and retrieves from the database at least a portion of data stored in the entry corresponding to the virtual identity. The retrieved information is then provided to the requestor. The portion of data retrieved may be determined, at least in part, by the identity of the requestor. Typically each database entry includes a set of fields wherein each field is indicative of a subset of the individual'"'"'s personal information. Some of the fields may comprise a pointer to a secondary database where the personal information corresponding to the field is located. An individual'"'"'s entry in the virtual identity database may reside on the individual'"'"'s personal data processing system.
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1. An electronic transaction system, comprising:
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a virtual identity server having access to a virtual identity database comprising at least one entry, each entry corresponding to a virtual identity of an individual;
a virtual identity resolver configured to receive a request containing the virtual identity from a requestor and further configured to access the virtual identity server to retrieve from the database at least a portion of data stored in the entry corresponding to the virtual identity; and
means for providing the retrieved information to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic transaction method suitable for use with a virtual identity database comprising at least one entry, each entry corresponding to a virtual identity of an individual, comprising:
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receiving a request containing the virtual identity from a requestor;
retrieving from the database a portion of data stored in the entry corresponding to the virtual identity wherein the portion of data retrieved is determined, at least in part, by the identity of the requestor; and
providing the retrieved information to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A virtual identity system, comprising:
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a virtual identity database comprising at least one virtual identity entry, wherein each entry corresponds to a virtual identity and further wherein each virtual identity entry includes information indicative of a corresponding individual'"'"'s personal information including, at least, the individual'"'"'s mailing address;
responsive to recognizing a virtual identity, means for accessing the virtual identity database to retrieve at least a portion of the information in the entry corresponding to the virtual identity wherein the retrieved information includes the information indicative of the individual'"'"'s mailing address; and
means for providing the retrieved information including the mailing address to a requestor of the information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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