Secure anonymity in a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A media exchange server comprising:
- a communication interface for data communication with a data source device and a data destination device on a media exchange network;
a media exchange software platform configured to receive a security code from the data destination device,in response to the received security code, transfer security information of the data destination device to the data source device,subsequently, receive from the data source device data defining media for delivery to the data destination device and at least a portion of the security information of the data destination device;
validate the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source, andif the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source is valid, transfer the received data defining media to the data destination device; and
a media storage device in data communication media exchange software platform and operative to store the received data defining media until the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source is validated.
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Abstract
Secure communication of information in a communication network may comprise acquiring a security code from a second communication device by a first communication device and receiving media containing the security code such as a pin code from the first communication device. The security code may be translated into an IP address corresponding to the second communication device. The received media may be routed to the second communication device based on the IP address of the second communication device. In this regard, the IP address of the second communication device remains anonymous or unknown to the first communication device. A duration for which the security code is valid may be limited to a specific time period and/or for a particular number of uses. Notwithstanding, the security code may be acquired out-of-band.
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20 Claims
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1. A media exchange server comprising:
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a communication interface for data communication with a data source device and a data destination device on a media exchange network; a media exchange software platform configured to receive a security code from the data destination device, in response to the received security code, transfer security information of the data destination device to the data source device, subsequently, receive from the data source device data defining media for delivery to the data destination device and at least a portion of the security information of the data destination device; validate the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source, and if the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source is valid, transfer the received data defining media to the data destination device; and a media storage device in data communication media exchange software platform and operative to store the received data defining media until the at least a portion of the security information received from the data source is validated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A personal media exchange method comprising:
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at a media exchange server in data communication with a personal media source and a personal media destination on a media exchange network, receiving security information from the personal media source; verifying that the received security information is based on security information of the personal media destination; after verifying the received security information, communicating to the personal media source a security certificate associated with the personal media destination; subsequently, receiving from the personal media source the certificate and data defining a personal media channel constructed by a user at the personal media source; using the certificate to determine location information on the media exchange network of the personal media destination; and routing the data defining the personal media channel to a user at the personal media destination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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at a media exchange server, receiving over a media exchange network a third party media request from a requesting device which accesses the media exchange network, including receiving security information of a media destination device and receiving information identifying a third-party media channel for anonymous delivery to a media destination device over the media exchange network; at the media exchange server, translating the security information of the media destination device into a network address of the media destination device; and initiating delivery of the third-party media channel over the media exchange network from a third-party media channel content source to the network address of the media destination device to maintain anonymity of the media destination device from the third-party media channel content source. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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