Method for transmitting an anonymous request from a consumer to a content or service provider through a telecommunication network
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1. A method for allowing a content or service provider to own an anonymous profile of a consumer, comprising:
- receiving, by a networking component of a communication network, at least one request sent from the consumer through the communication network, wherein the request comprises identification data of the consumer; and
substituting, by a computing component of the communication network, the identification data with an alias so as to anonymize the request with respect to the content or service provider, wherein the identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a correspondence between the identification data and the alias.
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Abstract
A method and system for use in allowing a content or service provider to establish an anonymous profile of a consumer using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network. The request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer. The identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request. The identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a correspondence between the identification data and the alias.
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1. A method for allowing a content or service provider to own an anonymous profile of a consumer, comprising:
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receiving, by a networking component of a communication network, at least one request sent from the consumer through the communication network, wherein the request comprises identification data of the consumer; and substituting, by a computing component of the communication network, the identification data with an alias so as to anonymize the request with respect to the content or service provider, wherein the identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a correspondence between the identification data and the alias. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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19. A system for electronically interacting with a consumer identified through identification data unique to the consumer, comprising:
one or more components for allowing a content or service provider to own an anonymous profile of a consumer, the one or more components being operable to; receive at least one request from the consumer through a communication network, wherein the request comprises identification data of the consumer; and substitute the identification data with an alias so as to anonymize the request with respect to the content or service provider, wherein the identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a correspondence between the identification data and the alias. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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