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Identity selector for use with a user-portable device and method of use in a user-centric identity management system

  • US 9,531,698 B1
  • Filed: 10/20/2014
  • Issued: 12/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • an identity manager system executing on a host computer, the identity manager system programmed to facilitate online interactions between a user and a service provider environment by managing identity requirements of the interactions;

    the identity manager system comprises;

    an agent module programmed to manage communications between the identity manager system and a user-portable computing device,the agent module programmed further to receive user identity information from the user-portable computing device when the user-portable computer device is connected into the host computer, the user identity information pertaining to a selected one of a plurality of user identities of the user and to use the user identity information to facilitate interactions between the user and the service provider environment, andwherein the user-portable computing device comprises;

    data storage for providing first user identities; and

    a token generator, responsive to a token request in reference to one of the first user identities, for issuing a security token relative to the referenced user identity.

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