ANONYMOUS ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

• US 20140136374A1
• Filed: 04/08/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David W. Aucsmith, Robert R. Sullivan Jr
• Original Assignee: Robert R. Sullivan Jr
• Inventors: Aucsmith, David W., Sullivan, Robert R. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,032,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.81
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/16 Payments settled via telecommunication systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3229 Use of the SIM of a M-device as secure element
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for protecting privacy of parties to electronic transactions, such as transactions conducted through a GSM network. An anonymity service provider receives orders directed from its subscriber to a recipient for goods or services, along with information about its subscriber. The anonymity service provider relays the order to the recipient but withholds information about the subscriber, as the subscriber directs. The recipient receives payment for the good or service by way of a voucher from the anonymity service provider.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to a communication network; and

a database communicatively coupled to the processor to store information about a first party and directives describing anonymizing information about the first party to be transmitted to a second party,

wherein the processor is to receive information about the first party, the first party connected to the communication network, wherein the processor is to receive an electronic transactional order from the first party over the communication network, wherein the electronic transactional order to be placed with the second party, wherein the processor is to transmit the order to the second party, and wherein the database includes information about the first party and directives describing the information about the first party to be transmitted to the second party, and wherein the processor is to remove some identity information from identity information received about the first party, resulting in anonymized information, before transmitting the anonymized information to the second party corresponding to the electronic transactional order.