Method and system for maintaining anonymity of a mobile radio terminal
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1. A method of transmitting data from a data source to a mobile radio terminal while maintaining anonymity of a telephone number of the mobile radio terminal, comprising:
- sending a request for connection data of the mobile radio terminal to a trusted intermediary, the request identifying the mobile radio terminal by an alias registered with the trusted intermediary by a user of the mobile radio terminal;
receiving connection data transmitted from the trusted intermediary to the data source, the connection data including a telephone number of the mobile radio terminal;
maintaining the telephone number of the mobile radio terminal in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the data source; and
transmitting the data using the telephone number to indicate the mobile radio terminal as a destination of the data to a communications network.
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Abstract
A method and system to allowing a user to maintain the privacy of his or her telephone number. The method and system provide a way in which another party may transmit data to the mobile telephone of the user without knowing the phone number associated with the destination mobile telephone. In addition, the method and system provide a way for the user to transmit data from his or her mobile telephone without revealing the phone number associated with the mobile telephone.
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1. A method of transmitting data from a data source to a mobile radio terminal while maintaining anonymity of a telephone number of the mobile radio terminal, comprising:
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sending a request for connection data of the mobile radio terminal to a trusted intermediary, the request identifying the mobile radio terminal by an alias registered with the trusted intermediary by a user of the mobile radio terminal;
receiving connection data transmitted from the trusted intermediary to the data source, the connection data including a telephone number of the mobile radio terminal;
maintaining the telephone number of the mobile radio terminal in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the data source; and
transmitting the data using the telephone number to indicate the mobile radio terminal as a destination of the data to a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile radio terminal configured to transmit data to a data destination while maintaining anonymity of a telephone number of the data destination, comprising:
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a radio circuit for sending signals to and receiving signals from a communications network; and
an alias processing function that;
generates a request for connection data of the data destination and controls the radio circuit to send the request to a trusted intermediary, the request identifying the data destination an alias registered with the trusted intermediary by a user of the data destination;
processes connection data received from the trusted intermediary, the connection data including a telephone number of the data destination;
maintains the telephone number of the data destination in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the mobile radio terminal; and
controls the radio circuit to transmit the data using the telephone number to indicate the data destination as a destination of the data to the communications network.
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6. A program stored on a machine usable medium, the program including an alias processing function executable by a mobile radio terminal that transmits data to a data destination and configured to maintain anonymity of a telephone number of the data destination, the program comprising executable logic to:
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generate a request for connection data of the data destination for transmission to a trusted intermediary, the request identifying the data destination by an alias registered with the trusted intermediary by a user of the data destination;
process connection data received from the trusted intermediary, the connection data including the telephone number of the data destination;
maintain the telephone number of the data destination in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the mobile radio terminal; and
control the transmission of the data using the telephone number to indicate the data destination as a destination of the data to a communications network.
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7. A method of receiving data transmitted by a data source with a mobile radio terminal while maintaining anonymity of a telephone number of the data source, comprising:
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receiving data from the data source, the data including the telephone number of the data source; and
maintaining the telephone number of the data source in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the mobile radio terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile radio terminal configured to receive data from a data source while maintaining anonymity of a telephone number of the data source, comprising:
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a radio circuit for sending signals to and receiving signals from a communications network including receiving data from the data source, the data including the telephone number of the data source; and
an alias processing function that maintains the telephone number of the data source in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the mobile radio terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A program stored on a machine usable medium, the program including an alias processing function executable by a mobile radio terminal that receives data from a data source and configured to maintain anonymity of a telephone number of the data source, the program comprising executable logic to:
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process data received from the data source, the data including the telephone number of the data source; and
maintain the telephone number of the data source in a form that is inaccessible to the user of the mobile radio terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of facilitating a transmission of data from a data source to a mobile radio terminal having a telephone number while maintaining anonymity of the telephone number to a user of the data source, comprising:
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registering an alias for the mobile radio terminal with a trusted intermediary;
receiving a request from the data source with the trusted intermediary for communication data of the mobile radio terminal, the request identifying the mobile radio terminal by the alias; and
transmitting the connection data for the mobile radio terminal to the data source, the communication data including the telephone number of the mobile radio terminal in a format that is inaccessible by the user of the data source. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A trusted intermediary that forms part of a communications network for supporting communications with a mobile radio terminal, comprising a trusted intermediary function that:
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registers an alias for the mobile radio terminal;
receives a request from the data source for communication data of the mobile radio terminal, the request identifying the mobile radio terminal by the alias; and
transmits the connection data for the mobile radio terminal to the data source, the communication data including the telephone number of the mobile radio terminal in a format that is inaccessible by the user of the data source.
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20. A program stored on a machine usable medium, the program including a trusted intermediary function executable by a trusted intermediary that forms part of a communications network for supporting communications with a mobile radio terminal, the program comprising executable logic to:
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register an alias for the mobile radio terminal;
receive a request from the data source for communication data of the mobile radio terminal, the request identifying the mobile radio terminal by the alias; and
transmit the connection data for the mobile radio terminal to the data source, the communication data including the telephone number of the mobile radio terminal in a format that is inaccessible by the user of the data source.
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