Method and apparatus for routing confidential information
DCFirst Claim
1. An system for routing confidential user information to a vendor comprising:
- a provider component for broadcasting an application identifier to at least one reception component;
a reception component for storing at least one user identifier, receiving and storing the application identifier, assembling user response information, and transmitting to a response collector the application identifier received and the user response information assembled; and
a response collector component for storing the application identifier and vendor routing information, associating the application identifier with the vendor routing information, receiving the application identifier and user response information from the reception component, and transmitting the user response information to the vendor associated with the application identifier received.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus routes user information including confidential information and other information to a vendor in a secure manner without requiring the user to transmit information in a secure manner. The user provides a user identifier and information including confidential information to a response collector, who relates the user identifier to the user information. The response collector may verify the information to protect against fraud. An information provider provides an application identifier and vendor routing information to a response collector, who relates the vendor routing information to the application identifier. The application identifier corresponding to the vendor is broadcast to the user via an interactive information system application, and the interactive information system sends the application identifier, a user identifier and other response information to a response collector as directed by the user and the interactive information system application. The response collector may then route the user'"'"'s information and other response information to the vendor according to the vendor routing information. The user may send anonymous responses in the same manner without sending the user identifier to the response collector.
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20 Claims
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1. An system for routing confidential user information to a vendor comprising:
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a provider component for broadcasting an application identifier to at least one reception component; a reception component for storing at least one user identifier, receiving and storing the application identifier, assembling user response information, and transmitting to a response collector the application identifier received and the user response information assembled; and a response collector component for storing the application identifier and vendor routing information, associating the application identifier with the vendor routing information, receiving the application identifier and user response information from the reception component, and transmitting the user response information to the vendor associated with the application identifier received. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of routing confidential user information to a supplier comprising:
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storing an application identifier and vendor routing information; associating the vendor routing information with the application identifier; receiving an application identifier and user response information; and transmitting at least a portion of the user response information received responsive to the vendor routing information associated with the application identifier received. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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