Requesting offline profile data for online use in a privacy-sensitive manner
First Claim
1. A method performed using one or more servers under control of an ISP, comprising:
- (a) receiving at one or more of the servers from a requesting server an electronic transmission of an IP address and a time and date;
(b) automatically determining, using one or more of the servers, to which subscriber of the ISP the IP address received in part (a) was allocated at the time and date received in part (a); and
(c) automatically transmitting from one or more of the servers an electronic communication that causes delivery to the requesting server of offline data originating from an offline data provider, which offline data concern the subscriber determined in part (b), which communication does not convey to the offline data provider information pertaining to a history of online activity, which online activity is performed by the subscriber determined in part (b) via online access provided by the ISP, and which delivery and which offline data do not convey to the requesting server a personal identity of the subscriber determined in part (b).
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Abstract
A method, performed using one or more servers under the control of an ISP, comprises: (a) receiving an electronic transmission from a requesting server of an IP address and a time and date; (b) automatically determining to which subscriber of the ISP the received IP address was allocated at the received time and date; and (c) automatically transmitting an electronic communication that causes delivery to the requesting server of offline data originating from an offline data provider. The delivered offline data concern the subscriber determined to have been allocated the received IP address at the received time and date. The communication does not convey to the offline data provider the subscriber'"'"'s history of online activity, and the delivery does not convey to the requesting server a personal identity of the subscriber.
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21 Claims
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1. A method performed using one or more servers under control of an ISP, comprising:
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(a) receiving at one or more of the servers from a requesting server an electronic transmission of an IP address and a time and date; (b) automatically determining, using one or more of the servers, to which subscriber of the ISP the IP address received in part (a) was allocated at the time and date received in part (a); and (c) automatically transmitting from one or more of the servers an electronic communication that causes delivery to the requesting server of offline data originating from an offline data provider, which offline data concern the subscriber determined in part (b), which communication does not convey to the offline data provider information pertaining to a history of online activity, which online activity is performed by the subscriber determined in part (b) via online access provided by the ISP, and which delivery and which offline data do not convey to the requesting server a personal identity of the subscriber determined in part (b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising one or more servers under the control of an ISP, which one or more servers are structured and connected:
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(a) to receive at one or more of the servers from a requesting server an electronic transmission of an IP address and a time and date; (b) to determine automatically, using one or more of the servers, to which subscriber of the ISP the IP address received in part (a) was allocated at the time and date received in part (a); and (c) to transmit automatically from one or more of the servers an electronic communication that causes delivery to the requesting server of offline data originating from an offline data provider, which offline data concern the subscriber determined in part (b), which communication does not convey to the offline data provider information pertaining to a history of online activity, which online activity is performed by the subscriber determined in part (b) via online access provided by the ISP, and which delivery and which offline data do not convey to the requesting server a personal identity of the subscriber determined in part (b). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-44. -44. (canceled)
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