System and method for establishing and managing relationships between pseudonymous identifications and memberships in organizations
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Abstract
A system and method for bonding a pseudonymous identity to an organization to provide assurance that a user claiming to be a member or representative of the organization may anonymously post messages or documents to electronic forum. The system and method includes distribution of tokens from an authentication authority to the organization which can then be provided by the organization to its members. Members register with the authentication authority and designate a pseudonym to associate with the organization and also provide the membership token as proof of membership in the organization.
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53 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method of authenticating anonymous electronic votes cast by voters eligible to vote in an election, comprising the steps of:
- distributing a voter token from an authentication authority to an election authority;
receiving at the authentication authority a communication comprising the voter token and an pseudonymous identity, said communication being sent from a voter eligible to vote in the election;
associating at the authentication authority the pseudonymous identity with the election;
providing the voter with a means for electronically signing an electronic vote using the pseudonymous identity;
verifying that the electronic vote was electronically signed using the pseudonymous identity; and
providing verification to the election authority that the pseudonymous identity is associated with a voter eligible to vote in the election. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
- distributing a voter token from an authentication authority to an election authority;
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45. A method for facilitating an electronic dating service providing anonymous communications between customers with verification that a particular customer is a member of a claimed class of customer, said method comprising the steps of distributing a membership token associated with a class of customers from the electronic dating service to a member of the class;
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receiving at the electronic dating service a communication comprising the membership token and a pseudonymous identity, said communication being sent from the member of the class;
associating at the electronic dating service the pseudonymous identity with the class;
verifying that an anonymous communication was sent by a member of the class, wherein the anonymous communication was sent using;
the pseudonym. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. The method of 45, further comprising the steps of providing the customer with a means for electronically signing the anonymous communication using the pseudonymous identity;
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verifying that the anonymous communication was electronically signed using the pseudonymous identity; and
providing verification to a reader of the;
anonymous communication that the pseudonymous identity is associated with the class.
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53-57. -57. (canceled)
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