Claims
- 1. A method for managing and accomplishing transactions while preserving the privacy of user information:
storing user information at a trusted Web site; logging on to a transacting Web site with a user device; requesting a transaction from the transacting Web site; verifying the user through the trusted Web site using an anonymous identifier corresponding to the user information; and accomplishing the transaction between the user device and the transacting Web site using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting Web site.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user information is at least one of personal and credit information relating to the user.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the trusted Web site is a transaction aggregator.
- 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising accumulating plural transactions at the transaction aggregator and aggregating the plural transactions into a single charge.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction is a content use transaction.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said requesting step comprises sending the anonymous identifier and an identification of desired content.
- 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the anonymous identifier to create a protected instance of a rendering engine on the user device.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the anonymous identifier is established between the trusted Web site and the user device.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the trusted Web site comprises a repository that maintains specific information related to one or more authorized users.
- 10. A system for managing and accomplishing transactions while preserving the privacy of user information:
means for storing user information at a trusted Web site; means for logging on to a transacting Web site with a user device; means for requesting a transaction from the transacting Web site; means for verifying the user through the trusted Web site using an anonymous identifier corresponding to the user information; and means for accomplishing the transaction between the user device and the transacting Web site using the anonymous identifier without transferring the user information to the transacting Web site.
- 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the user information is at least one of personal and credit information relating to the user.
- 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the trusted Web site is a transaction aggregator.
- 13. The system of claim 12, further comprising means for accumulating plural transactions at the transaction aggregator and aggregating the plural transactions into a single charge.
- 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the transaction is a content use transaction.
- 15. The system of claim 14, wherein said means for requesting comprises means for sending the anonymous identifier and an identification of desired content.
- 16. The system of claim 10, further comprising means for using the anonymous identifier to create a protected instance of a rendering engine on the user device.
- 17. The system of claim 10, wherein the anonymous identifier is established between the trusted Web site and the user device.
- 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the trusted Web site comprises a repository that maintains specific information related to one or more authorized users.
- 19. The system of claim 10, wherein said means for storing, said means for logging in, said means for requesting, said means for verifying, and said means for accomplishing comprise devices of a computer system.
- 20. The system of claim 10, wherein said means for storing, said means for logging in, said means for requesting, said means for verifying, and said means for accomplishing comprise computer readable instructions recorded on a medium.
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/046,670 filed Jan. 16, 2002, which claims benefit of priority to Provisional Application Serial No. 60/261,803 filed on Jan. 17, 2001 and is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/649,841 filed Aug. 28, 2000, the entire disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60261803 |
Jan 2001 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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10046670 |
Jan 2002 |
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10425827 |
Apr 2003 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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09649841 |
Aug 2000 |
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10046670 |
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