Method and apparatus for preserving customer identity in on-line transactions
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1. A method for managing and accomplishing transactions while preserving the privacy of user information:
- storing user information at a trusted server;
issuing via the trusted server to a user device a security module with an anonymous identification,wherein the security module functions to enforce usage rights;
logging on to a transacting server with the user device;
requesting a transaction from the transacting server,wherein the transaction is a content use transaction based on said usage rights specifying a permitted manner of use of the content;
verifying the user through the trusted server using the anonymous identifier corresponding to the security module;
accomplishing the transaction between the user device and the transacting server using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting server; and
using the security module to create a protected instance of a rendering engine for securely rendering the content on the user device based on the usage rights.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing and accomplishing on-line transactions while preserving the privacy of user information. User information is stored at a trusted Web site. A user logs on to a transacting Web site with a user device and requests a transaction from the transacting Web site. The user is verified through the trusted Web site using an anonymous identifier corresponding to the user information and the transaction is accomplished between the user device and the transacting Web site using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting Web site.
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1. A method for managing and accomplishing transactions while preserving the privacy of user information:
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storing user information at a trusted server; issuing via the trusted server to a user device a security module with an anonymous identification, wherein the security module functions to enforce usage rights; logging on to a transacting server with the user device; requesting a transaction from the transacting server, wherein the transaction is a content use transaction based on said usage rights specifying a permitted manner of use of the content; verifying the user through the trusted server using the anonymous identifier corresponding to the security module; accomplishing the transaction between the user device and the transacting server using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting server; and using the security module to create a protected instance of a rendering engine for securely rendering the content on the user device based on the usage rights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing and accomplishing transactions while preserving the privacy of user information:
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means for storing user information at a trusted server; means for issuing via the trusted server to a user device a security module with an anonymous identification, wherein the security module functions to enforce usage rights; means for logging on to a transacting server with the user device; means for requesting a transaction from the transacting server, wherein the transaction is a content use transaction based on said usage rights specifying a permitted manner of use of the content; means for verifying the user through the trusted server using the anonymous identifier corresponding to the security module; means for accomplishing the transaction between the user device and the transacting server using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting server; and means for using the security module to create a protected instance of a rendering engine for securely rendering the content on the user device based on the usage rights. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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