Sharing the personal information of a network user with the resources accessed by that network user
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing a user'"'"'s personal information with a merchant server so as to facilitate an e-commerce transaction in a networked computing environment, the method comprising:
- collecting personal information from a user of a computer network;
storing the user'"'"'s personal information in a server;
associating, at the server, a session identifier with the user'"'"'s personal information;
receiving, at the server, a request from a merchant server for at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information, wherein the request includes a session identifier;
determining, at the server, that the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the user'"'"'s personal information; and
sending, from the server, at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information to the merchant server when the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the personal information.
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Abstract
A host-based system for sharing personal information of a network user with the resources accessed by that network user. The host-based system generally involves either or both of two data stores, referred to as passport and wallet. Passport and wallet are host-based collections of routinely requested personal information and can be maintained independently or collectively. A user with a populated passport or wallet can pass selected information to web sites, automatically or with very little effort, to enable an enhanced browsing experience or to assist in the completion of an online transaction.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing a user'"'"'s personal information with a merchant server so as to facilitate an e-commerce transaction in a networked computing environment, the method comprising:
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collecting personal information from a user of a computer network;
storing the user'"'"'s personal information in a server;
associating, at the server, a session identifier with the user'"'"'s personal information;
receiving, at the server, a request from a merchant server for at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information, wherein the request includes a session identifier;
determining, at the server, that the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the user'"'"'s personal information; and
sending, from the server, at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information to the merchant server when the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. A device for sharing a user'"'"'s personal information with a merchant server so as to facilitate an e-commerce transaction in a networked computing environment, the device comprising:
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means for collecting personal information from a user of a computer network;
means for storing the user'"'"'s personal information in a server;
means for associating, at the server, a session identifier with the user'"'"'s personal information;
means for receiving, at the server, a request from a merchant server for at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information, wherein the request includes a session identifier;
means for determining, at the server, that the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the user'"'"'s personal information; and
means for sending, from the server, at least a portion of the user'"'"'s personal information to the merchant server when the received session identifier corresponds to the session identifier associated with the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 18)
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