Method for transmitting an anonymous request from a consumer to a content or service provider through a telecommunication network
First Claim
1. A method allowing a content or service provider (16) to own an anonymous profile (26) of a consumer (14) using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network (22), wherein the request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer, wherein the identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request vis-a-vis said content or service provider, wherein the identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias. characterized in that said profile is established by said content or service provider, and in that said profile is updated and completed each time a request is received for said consumer.
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Abstract
A method and associated arrangement allows a content or service provider to establish an anonymous profile of a consumer using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network. The request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer. The identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request. The identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias.
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25 Claims
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1. A method allowing a content or service provider (16) to own an anonymous profile (26) of a consumer (14) using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network (22),
wherein the request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer, wherein the identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request vis-a-vis said content or service provider, wherein the identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias. characterized in that said profile is established by said content or service provider, and in that said profile is updated and completed each time a request is received for said consumer.
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18. An arrangement (10) for interacting with a communication consumer (14) identified through identification data unique to the consumer, the arrangement including:
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a content or service provider (16) including a profile (26) about the consumer, wherein the profile is established at least partially on the basis of a request sent over a communication network by the consumer, without requiring said consumer to register himself toward said arrangement, wherein the profile of the consumer contains an alias insufficient to directly identify the consumer, and a communication network (22) containing a logic unit (20) allowing the request to be routed between the consumer and the content or service provider (16), the identification data being not accessible to the content or service provider, wherein there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias. characterized in that said profile is established by said content or service provider and in that said content or service provider updates and completes said profile each time a request is received from said consumer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Method allowing a mobile consumer (14) to define via Internet his preferences for an anonymous service in a mobile telecommunication network (22), including the following steps:
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a registration label is communicated by the provider (16) of said service to said mobile consumer via Internet, a request containing this registration label is prepared by said mobile consumer on his mobile station (12) and transmitted through a mobile communication network (22) to said provider, said provider obtains in said request an alias corresponding one-to-one to said mobile consumer (14) and thus determines which set of preferences it must adapt with the instructions received via Internet. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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