REFERENCE TOKEN SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing reference tokens to enable sharing of sensitive information amongst a plurality of applications associated with one or more merchants, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a raw data string at a reference token service, wherein the raw data string is received from a trusted source application associated with a particular merchant;
identifying one or more reference token pools corresponding to the particular merchant, and wherein each reference token pool includes a plurality of reference tokens for the particular merchant;
transmitting the raw data string to a crypto system for tokenization;
receiving a crypto token corresponding to the raw data string at the reference token service from the crypto system;
associating a particular reference token from one of the one or more reference token pools corresponding to the particular merchant with the crypto token received from the crypto system; and
transmitting the particular reference token to the trusted source application, whereby the trusted source application is able to share the particular reference token with other trusted source applications associated with the particular merchant.
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Abstract
A reference token service is herein described. In one embodiment, the reference token service receives raw data strings from trusted source applications associated with merchants or other users. Upon receipt of a given raw data string, the reference token service then identifies one or more reference token pools corresponding to a merchant that sent the raw data string, wherein each reference token pool includes a plurality of reference tokens with comprising formats and data structures compatible with the merchant. The raw data string is then sent to a crypto system for tokenization. The crypto system returns a crypto token to the reference token service, wherein the crypto token may not satisfy the specific formatting or data requirements of the merchant. The crypto token is then associated with a reference token corresponding to the merchant, and the reference token is provided to the merchant. The merchant is then able to use the reference token amongst various applications within the merchant'"'"'s system to enable easy sharing and retrieval of the raw data string.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing reference tokens to enable sharing of sensitive information amongst a plurality of applications associated with one or more merchants, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a raw data string at a reference token service, wherein the raw data string is received from a trusted source application associated with a particular merchant; identifying one or more reference token pools corresponding to the particular merchant, and wherein each reference token pool includes a plurality of reference tokens for the particular merchant; transmitting the raw data string to a crypto system for tokenization; receiving a crypto token corresponding to the raw data string at the reference token service from the crypto system; associating a particular reference token from one of the one or more reference token pools corresponding to the particular merchant with the crypto token received from the crypto system; and transmitting the particular reference token to the trusted source application, whereby the trusted source application is able to share the particular reference token with other trusted source applications associated with the particular merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for utilizing reference tokens to enable sharing of sensitive information amongst a plurality of applications, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a crypto token associated with a sensitive data string, wherein the sensitive data string was previously provided by a source application associated with a user; identifying one or more predetermined attributes associated with the user; retrieving a reference token that satisfies the one or more predetermined attributes associated with the user; associating the retrieved reference token with the crypto token; and providing the retrieved reference token to the source application associated with the user for subsequent use. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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