US5689799A
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Method and apparatus for routing confidential information
Assignee: OpenTV Inc
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Filing: 1995-04-26
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Granted: 1997-11-18
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Expires: 2015-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus routes user information including confidential information and other information to a vendor in a secure manner without requiring the user to transmit information in a secure manner. The user provides a user identifier and information including confidential information to a response collector, who relates the user identifier to the user information. The response collector may verify the information to protect against fraud. An information provider provides an application identifier and vendor routing information to a response collector, who relates the vendor routing information to the application identifier. The application identifier corresponding to the vendor is broadcast to the user via an interactive information system application, and the interactive information system sends the application identifier, a user identifier and other response information to a response collector as directed by the user and the interactive information system application. The response collector may then route the user's information and other response information to the vendor according to the vendor routing information. The user may send anonymous responses in the same manner without sending the user identifier to the response collector.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian P. Dougherty
- 👤 Eric E. Del Sesto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 01:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/47815
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
An system for routing confidential user information to a vendor comprising: a provider component for broadcasting an application identifier to at least one reception component; a reception component for storing at least one user identifier, receiving and storing the application identifier, assembling user response information, and transmitting to a response collector the application identifier received and the user response information assembled; and a response collector component for storing the application identifier and vendor routing information, associating the application identifier with the vendor routing information, receiving the application identifier and user response information from the reception component, and transmitting the user response information to the vendor associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
An system for routing confidential user information to a vendor comprising: a provider component for broadcasting an application identifier to at least one reception component; a reception component for storing at least one user identifier, receiving and storing the application identifier, assembling user response information, and transmitting to a response collector the application identifier received and the user response information assembled; and a response collector component for storing the application identifier and vendor routing information, associating the application identifier with the vendor routing information, receiving the application identifier and user response information from the reception component, and transmitting the user response information to the vendor associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The system of claim 1 wherein: the reception component is additionally for transmitting at least one user identifier to the response collector; and the response collector is additionally for: storing at least one user identifier and other user information; associating at least one user identifier with the other user information; receiving the user identifier from the reception component; and transmitting to the vendor the user information associated with the user identifier received.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of routing confidential user information to a supplier comprising: storing an application identifier and vendor routing information; associating the vendor routing information with the application identifier; receiving an application identifier and user response information; and transmitting at least a portion of the user response information received responsive to the vendor routing information associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
60 words
A method of routing confidential user information to a supplier comprising: storing an application identifier and vendor routing information; associating the vendor routing information with the application identifier; receiving an application identifier and user response information; and transmitting at least a portion of the user response information received responsive to the vendor routing information associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 3 additionally comprising the steps of: storing at least one user identifier and other user information; associating the user identifier with the other user information; receiving the user identifier stored; and transmitting at least a portion of the user information associated with the user identifier received responsive to the vendor routing information associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the other user information comprises confidential information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 comprising the additional step of verifying the other user information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 wherein at least one of the application identifier and user response information received is received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the application identifier and user response information received are received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 wherein at least one of the application identifier, user response information and user identifier received is received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the application identifier, user response information and user identifier received are received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 5 wherein at least one of the application identifier, user response information and user identifier received is received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the application identifier, user response information and user identifier are received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 3 additionally comprising the steps of: storing at least one code and user information; associating the code with the user information; receiving the code stored; and transmitting at least a portion of the user information associated with the code received according to the vendor routing information associated with the application identifier received.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 13 wherein at least one of the application identifier, user response information, and code is received using an unsecure facility.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the user information comprises confidential information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the code comprises a long word preceding the application identifier.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13 comprising the additional step of verifying the other user information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the application identifier received comprises a long word.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the application identifier received comprises a long word.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the user identifier comprises a byte following the application identifier.
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