Method and system for managing cookies according to a privacy policy
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Abstract
The present invention involves a user agent (100) requesting a cookie-associated resource over Internet from a content provider (200) on behalf of a user. In response thereto, the content provider (200) transmits a privacy policy file, describing the content provider'"'"'s policy regarding usage of cookies and privacy data in connection with the resource, to the user agent (100). The agent (100) then generates a cookie receipt specifying whether the user accepts the policy and, thus, accepts that the content provider sets a cookie on the user equipment (300) The receipt is transmitted to the content provider (200), e.g. in the HTTP header of a get resource message. In case of a positive receipt, the content provider (200) provides the requested resource and sets the cookie. If a negative receipt, a cookie-less version of the resource if provided to the user equipment (300).
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25. A method of managing cookies in a data processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a user agent requesting a resource associated with a cookie from a content provider;
said user agent transmitting, in response to reception of a privacy policy associated with said cookie, a cookie-policy receipt to said content provider, said cookie-policy receipt specifying whether a user associated with said user agent accepts that said content provider provides said cookie to user equipment associated with said user agent. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing cookies in a data processing system, wherein a user agent requests a resource associated with a cookie from a content provider, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a privacy policy associated with said cookie to said user agent; and
said content provider providing, in response to reception of a cookie-policy receipt from said user agent, said cookie to user equipment associated with said user agent if said cookie-policy receipt specifies that a user associated with said user agent accepts that said content provider provides said cookie to said user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A user agent provided in a data processing system for requesting a resource associated with a cookie from a content provider, said user agent comprising:
means for transmitting, in response to reception of a privacy policy associated with said cookie, a cookie-policy receipt to said content provider, said cookie-policy receipt specifying whether a user associated with said user agent accepts that said content provider provides said cookie to user equipment associated with said user agent. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A content provider adapted for providing a requested resource associated with a cookie to a user agent in a data processing system, said content provider comprising:
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means for transmitting, in response to a resource request from said user agent, a privacy policy associated with said cookie to said user agent; and
means for providing, in response to a cookie-policy receipt transmitted from said user agent, said cookie to user equipment associated with said user agent, said cookie providing means providing said cookie if said cookie-policy receipt specifies that a user associated with said user agent accepts that said content provider provides said cookie to said user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for managing cookies in a data processing system comprising a user agent that requests a resource associated with a cookie from a content provider, said system comprising:
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means for providing a privacy policy associated with said cookie;
means for transmitting a cookie-policy receipt, said receipt transmitting means being responsive to said privacy policy; and
means for providing said cookie in response to said cookie-policy receipt specifying that a user associated with said user agent accepts that said content provider provides said cookie to user equipment associated with said user agent.
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