Identity protection technique in matching consumers with electronic billers
First Claim
1. A method for an electronic bill presentment service provider to identify one or more of a plurality of billers having bills available for electronic presentment to a consumer without revealing consumer identity information to any of the plurality of electronic billers and without electronic biller customer identity information being revealed to the electronic bill presentment service provider, comprising:
- transforming the consumer identity information into a unique consumer value not revealing the consumer identity information;
transforming electronic biller customer identity information of each of a plurality of customers of a first of the plurality of electronic billers into a plurality of unique customer values, each of the plurality of unique customer values being associated with a respective one of the plurality of customers and not revealing the electronic biller customer identity information;
determining if the unique consumer value matches with one of the plurality of unique customer values; and
identifying the first electronic biller as an electronic biller having electronic bills available for the consumer if the match is determined.
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Abstract
A for identifying billers having bills available for electronic presentment for a consumer without sharing personal information of the consumer and personal information of customers of an electronic biller is provided. Consumer identifying information is transformed into a unique consumer value that does not reveal the consumer identity information. Customer identifying information is transformed into a unique customer value that does not reveal the customer identity information. The two values are compared, and if the values match, the consumer is a customer of the electronic biller.
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1. A method for an electronic bill presentment service provider to identify one or more of a plurality of billers having bills available for electronic presentment to a consumer without revealing consumer identity information to any of the plurality of electronic billers and without electronic biller customer identity information being revealed to the electronic bill presentment service provider, comprising:
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transforming the consumer identity information into a unique consumer value not revealing the consumer identity information;
transforming electronic biller customer identity information of each of a plurality of customers of a first of the plurality of electronic billers into a plurality of unique customer values, each of the plurality of unique customer values being associated with a respective one of the plurality of customers and not revealing the electronic biller customer identity information;
determining if the unique consumer value matches with one of the plurality of unique customer values; and
identifying the first electronic biller as an electronic biller having electronic bills available for the consumer if the match is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for an electronic bill presentment service provider to identify one or more of a plurality of billers having bills available for electronic presentment to a consumer without revealing consumer identity information to any of the plurality of electronic billers and without electronic biller customer identity information being revealed to the electronic bill presentment service provider, comprising:
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a first processor configured to transform the consumer identity information into a unique consumer value not revealing the consumer identity information, the first processor being associated with an entity other than any electronic biller;
a second processor configured to transform electronic biller customer identity information of each of a plurality of customers of a first of the plurality of electronic billers into a plurality of unique customer values, each of the plurality of unique customer values being associated with a respective one of the plurality of customers and not revealing the electronic biller customer identity information, the second processor being associated with any entity other than the electronic bill presentment service provider;
a third processor configured to determine if the unique consumer value matches with one of the plurality of unique customer values, the third processor being associated with one of the electronic bill presentment service provider and the first electronic biller; and
a fourth processor configured to identify the first electronic biller as an electronic biller having electronic bills available for the consumer if the match is determined, the fourth processor being associated with one of the electronic bill presentment service provider and the first electronic biller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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