Anonymous web site user information communication method
First Claim
1. A method of communication computer Internet web site user information from a user computer to an Internet web site, comprising the steps of:
- automatically creating an encrypted identification of a user;
automatically enabling a web site operation computer to dynamically access the user information together with only the encrypted user identification while the user is connected with a web site; and
establishing inaccessibility of an Identity of the user by the web operating computer of the web site.
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Abstract
A method of anonymously providing user information while browsing internet web sites by inputting a data information record into storage, dynamically generating a user alias, linking the user alias with the user data record to form a user infotmation record (UIR) and then transmitting the anonymous user information record automatically or in response to user commands. This alias identification is transmitted to a remote internet operating computer of a web site that receives the information inputted for collecting information, such as statistical or demographic information. Once the combined UIR has been formed, a communication protocol of the invention allows the user to deliver the UIR to any web site that is accessed. The protocol of the invention also allows the web site operator to read the UIR and aggregate any information it desires about the user. However, as noted, the web site can only gain access to the user'"'"'s alias identification in combination with the user data. In this way the web site is enabled to collect general demographic information about its user base while being isolated from the true identity of the user. With such privacy the quality of the demographic information can be improved and the statistical reliability is improved by detection of repeat hits by the same user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of communication computer Internet web site user information from a user computer to an Internet web site, comprising the steps of:
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automatically creating an encrypted identification of a user;
automatically enabling a web site operation computer to dynamically access the user information together with only the encrypted user identification while the user is connected with a web site; and
establishing inaccessibility of an Identity of the user by the web operating computer of the web site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
storing the user information remote from the web site, automatically linking the user information that is stored with the encrypted identification, and transmitting the user information stored remote from the web site to the web site while linked with the encrypted identification in lieu of being linked with an actual identification of the user.
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18. The method of claim 17 in which the step of creating an encrypted identification includes the step of dynamically generating an alias identification.
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19. A method of communication computer Internet web site user information from a user computer to an internet web A method site, comprising the steps of:
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creating a user data record profile;
encrypting the user data record profile to create an encrypted data record profile to create a user information record;
establishing inaccessibility of an identity of a user by the web operating of the web site;
dynamically generating an alias user identification;
linking the dynamically generated alias user identification with the encrypted data record profile to create a user information record; and
transmitting the user information record to a web site in response to a request for the information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of communicating computer internet web site user information from a user computer to an internet web site, comprising the steps of:
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automatically creating an identification of a user; and
automatically enabling a web site operating computer to dynamically access the user information together with only the user identification while the user is connected with a web site. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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