Doing business without SSN, EIN, and charge card numbers

• US 20090158030A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mehran Randall Rasti
• Original Assignee: Mehran Randall Rasti
• Inventors: Rasti, Mehran Randall
• Granted Patent: US 8,281,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0421 Anonymous communication, i.e. the party's identifiers are hidden from the other party or parties, e.g. using an anonymizer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0884 by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity

Abstract

This invention introduces encrypted identifiers to be used when the owner of an identifier wants to hide the original identifier away from public exposure but still be able to be uniquely identified through the encrypted form of the identifier. The logical requirement for such an encrypted identity is that it needs to be different for each user in order for it not to become public knowledge. The inventor refers to such changeable, proxy identifiers as “Pxy” identifiers. Pxy identifiers are generated using a Rule Number that references a user-specific algorithm and encryption key that is different for every user. To further privatize and facilitate tracing the ownership of a Pxy identifier to its owner, one or more identity-owner-specific passwords are also utilized. Pxy identity-identifiers examples include: PxySsn, PxyId, PxyEIN; and non-identity-identifier examples are: user-specific-encrypted-door-opener-codes, coded charge numbers, Pxy Software Keys, and so on.

Claims

1. A changeable series of proxy identifiers resulting from permutations of one or more encryption algorithms that use as input the original identifier to be encrypted, an encryption key string, one or more identifier-owner'"'"'s predefined passwords, and a user-specific encryption rule in making such encrypted instances of an original identifier such that when decrypted each instance would yield the original source identifier designating the same person, company, service, or the object it did before encryption.

3. A proxy identifier in claim 1 or 2 is comprised of two or more code substrings that relate the identifier through some associated password(s) and one or more association rules, or references thereto, that define a relationship through which the ownership of the source identity can be established by supplying the said proxy identifier, password(s), and a reference to the association rule that was used in creating the proxy identifier.

6. A method whereby a proxy identifier in claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5 is transferred to a receiver using printed text and/or electronic devices and media.

2. A proxy identifier string that is associated to and is linked with its source identifier through a combination of changeable password(s) and codes from which the identity of the owner of such identifier can be established and referenced when the proxy identifier string, correct password(s), and a reference to algorithms that created the altered identifier are supplied to a third party entity that establishes, keeps, and maintains the identity strings, associated passwords, and the algorithm codes that created such a proxy identifier.

4. A method through which confidential and personal records of people can be referenced and searched through without people having to expose their Social Security Number to businesses, corporations, organizations, and/or their employees and associates, except but to one trusted entity, with the method using a plurality of

a. a proxy or original SSN,

b. one or more passwords,

c. some encryption rule(s) or references thereto,

d. optional encryption key string(s), and

e. a user-specific algorithm and data combination, called rule-number.

5. A method of claim 4 where a proxy or original identifier is used for identity identification and authentication of a person entity, service, or an object, including a person'"'"'s Social Security Number, a company'"'"'s Employer Identification Number, National/Federal Identification Number, credit and charge card numbers, policy numbers, serial numbers, and other identity or non-identity identifiers.

7. A computer, PDA, Mobile-Phone, or a similar device that can store and accept as input one or more identity and non-identity identifiers, passwords, encryption algorithms, rule numbers, and data to produce complex-data-items to be used as identity-identifiers that are transmitted/transferred to third-party-users'"'"' and machines for the purpose of identity identification, authentication, and/or ownership verification.

8. A method through which a person'"'"'s Social Security Number, an entity'"'"'s Employer/Tax Identification Number, or any other forms of Identity Identifiers vary and change in and for different entities and organizations using such identifiers in business to identify and authenticate the owners of such identifiers.