Sharing personal information of a user
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing a user'"'"'s financial information, the method comprising:
- maintain a user'"'"'s financial information at a first server system;
receiving, at the first server system, a request for the financial information from a second server system, wherein the second server system corresponds to a business entity and the user is engaged in an e-commerce transaction with the business entity through the second server system; and
sending, from the first server system, the requested financial information to the second server system such that the second server system uses the financial information to complete the e-commerce transaction which the user is engaged in with the business entity.
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Abstract
A host-based system for sharing personal information of a network user with the resources accessed by that network user. The host-based system generally involves either or both of two data stores, referred to as passport and wallet. Passport and wallet are host-based collections of routinely requested personal information and can be maintained independently or collectively. A user with a populated passport or wallet can pass selected information to web sites, automatically or with very little effort, to enable an enhanced browsing experience or to assist in the completion of an online transaction.
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing a user'"'"'s financial information, the method comprising:
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maintain a user'"'"'s financial information at a first server system;
receiving, at the first server system, a request for the financial information from a second server system, wherein the second server system corresponds to a business entity and the user is engaged in an e-commerce transaction with the business entity through the second server system; and
sending, from the first server system, the requested financial information to the second server system such that the second server system uses the financial information to complete the e-commerce transaction which the user is engaged in with the business entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for obtaining a user'"'"'s financial information to complete an e-commerce transaction, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first server system, a request from a user to engage in an e-commerce transaction;
sending, from the first server system, a request for the financial information for the user to a second server system that maintains the user'"'"'s financial information;
receiving, at the first server system, the requested financial information from the second server system; and
completing the e-commerce transaction using the received financial information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for sharing a user'"'"'s personal information, the method comprising:
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maintain a user'"'"'s personal information at a first server system;
associating, at the first server system, an identifier with the user'"'"'s personal information;
receiving, at the first server system, a request for at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information from a second server system, the request including an identifier; and
sending the requested information to the second server system when the received identifier corresponds to the identifier associated with the user'"'"'s personal information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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