System and method for securing data through a PDA portal
First Claim
1. A hardware portal, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
memory having program instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the at least one processor, cause the hardware portal to;
receive, from a mobile computing device, a request for content, wherein the request includes an original version of session information identifying a user of the mobile computing device;
transmit an encrypted version, but not the original version, of the session information to a content server;
receive, based at least in part on the encrypted version of the session information, the requested content from the content server; and
transmit the received content to the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During the purchase and/or loyalty process, the consumer may need to insure that any content downloaded or used in association with the PDA is secure in how it is collected, assembled, and delivered to the PDA device. This system and method secures the data from its source to when it is actually viewed or used by the authorized user. The exemplary system and method may establish a PDA portal link to the web site for collecting specified information for a user and transmitting the information to the remote device. To receive the information, the PDA contacts the portal and establishes a connection, authenticates itself to the network and allows the user to complete secured transactions or transmissions over the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardware portal, comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory having program instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the at least one processor, cause the hardware portal to; receive, from a mobile computing device, a request for content, wherein the request includes an original version of session information identifying a user of the mobile computing device; transmit an encrypted version, but not the original version, of the session information to a content server; receive, based at least in part on the encrypted version of the session information, the requested content from the content server; and transmit the received content to the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a content server, a request for content, wherein the request includes an encrypted version, but not an original version, of session information, the original version of session information usable by a hardware portal to identify a user of a mobile computing device; and sending, by the content server, the requested content to the mobile computing device via the hardware portal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions are executable by a hardware portal to cause the hardware portal to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a mobile computing device, a request for content at a content server, wherein the request includes an original version of session information associated with a user of the mobile computing device; transmitting an encrypted version, but not the original version, of the session information to the content server; receiving the content from the content server; and transmitting, based at least in part on the original version of the session information, the received content to the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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