Method and system for establishing a communication using privacy enhancing techniques
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a communication path from a first legal entity in a data communication network, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one private reference point comprised in said data communication network, establishing a communication path from said first legal entity to said private reference point, verifying the authentication of said first legal entity relative to said private reference point from said first legal entity and establishing communication from said private reference point to a second legal entity through said data communication network without disclosing the identity of said first legal entity.
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Abstract
A method of establishing a communication path from a first legal entity in a data communication network comprises the steps of providing at least one private reference point comprised in the data communication network and establishing a communication path from the first legal entity to the private reference point. The method further comprises verifying the authentication of the first legal entity relative to the private reference point from the first legal entity and still further a method of establishing communication from the private reference point to a second legal entity through the data communication network without disclosing the identity of the first legal entity without disclosing the identity of the first legal entity.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a communication path from a first legal entity in a data communication network, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one private reference point comprised in said data communication network, establishing a communication path from said first legal entity to said private reference point, verifying the authentication of said first legal entity relative to said private reference point from said first legal entity and establishing communication from said private reference point to a second legal entity through said data communication network without disclosing the identity of said first legal entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for establishing a communication path from a first legal entity in a data communication network, comprising:
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at least one private reference point comprised in said data communication network, a communication path defined from said first legal entity to said private reference point, the authentication of said first legal entity being verified relative to said private reference point from said first legal entity and a path of communication established from said private reference point to a second legal entity through said data communication network without disclosing the identity of said first legal entity to said second legal entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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