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Methods and Systems for Auto-Completion of Anonymized Strings

  • US 20180115625A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2016
  • Published: 04/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a proxy server having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the proxy server is coupled to a client device and a web server;

    receiving, from the client device, a partial query entered at the client device, wherein the partial query includes a first sub string of a full query;

    replacing the first substring with a first anonymized string, wherein the first anonymized string is correlated with the first substring;

    forwarding the first anonymized string to the web server;

    receiving, from the web server, in response to the first anonymized string, a second anonymized string stored by the web server in association with the first anonymized string;

    translating the second anonymized string into a first de-anonymized string, wherein the first de-anonymized string is correlated with the second anonymized string; and

    sending, to the client device, a first autocomplete suggestion including the first de-anonymized string.

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