Method, system, and computer program product for filtering participants in electronic transactions using privacy policies
First Claim
1. A method of conducting electronic commerce transactions among participants in an E-marketplace, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining privacy-use information for each participant;
comparing the privacy-use information for each participant to determine matches;
only allowing transactions to occur between participants who have matching privacy-use information
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Abstract
Parties involved in transacting business in an E-marketplace (E-marketplace participants) each identify and submit to the E-marketplace relevant characteristics related to their privacy-use needs (those that they adhere to, referred to as “privacy policies”; those that they require, referred to as “privacy preferences”, or both). The privacy policies and privacy preferences of the E-marketplace participants are then matched up, and those with matching characteristics are given access to each other, while those that do not match up are denied access to each other. This serves as a search filter to match up consumers with providers.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of conducting electronic commerce transactions among participants in an E-marketplace, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining privacy-use information for each participant;
comparing the privacy-use information for each participant to determine matches;
only allowing transactions to occur between participants who have matching privacy-use information - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for conducting electronic commerce transactions among participants in an E-marketplace, comprising:
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means for obtaining privacy-use information for each participant;
means for comparing the privacy-use information for each participant to determine matches;
means for only allowing transactions to occur between participants who have matching privacy-use information - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product recorded on computer-readable storage medium, for conducting electronic commerce transactions among participants in an E-marketplace, comprising:
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computer-readable means for obtaining privacy-use information for each participant;
computer-readable means for comparing the privacy-use information for each participant to determine matches;
computer-readable means for only allowing transactions to occur between participants who have matching privacy-use information - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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