Method and an apparatus to protect data security in a mobile application processing system
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an encrypted private key from a user via a mobile device;
using the encrypted private key to access an area associated with the user within a database;
decrypting the encrypted private key; and
using the decrypted private key to decrypt user preference information retrieved from the area.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus to protect data security in a mobile application processing system are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an encrypted private key from a user via a mobile device, using the encrypted private key to access an area associated with the user within a database, decrypting the encrypted private key, and using the decrypted private key to decrypt user preference information retrieved from the area.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an encrypted private key from a user via a mobile device;
using the encrypted private key to access an area associated with the user within a database;
decrypting the encrypted private key; and
using the decrypted private key to decrypt user preference information retrieved from the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A machine-accessible medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a processor, will cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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encrypting user preference information using a private encryption key;
storing the encrypted user preference information in an area associated with a user in a database; and
making the stored encrypted user preference information available to an application querying the database with an encrypted version of the private encryption key. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing module to run an application to generate payment data associated with one or more transactions between a user and an entity;
an encrypting module coupled to the processing module to encrypt the payment data using a public encryption key from the entity; and
a network interface coupled to the processing module and the encrypting module to send the encrypted payment data to a mobile application processing system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a mobile application processing (MAP) server having a web interface to receive user preference information and a private encryption key from a user and to encrypt the user preference information using the private encryption key;
a database coupled to the MAP server, the database being partitioned into one or more areas, one of the one or more areas being associated with the user to store the encrypted user preference information; and
a mobile device coupled to the web server via a wireless network to invoke an application on the MAP server to access the area associated with the user using an encrypted version of the private encryption key. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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