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User controlled browser identification disclosing mechanism
Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-19
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A user-controlled information disclosure process for web user identification. In this process, a user information database, a BrowserID Client applet, and a BrowserID Website database are configured at a user terminal. The user information database contains a plurality of information records about a user's identification information and access levels for the respective information records. The BrowserID Website database contains the names of web sites and access levels for the respective web sites. In response to a request for user information from a web site, the BrowserID Client applet checks the existing access level in the BrowserID Website database for the web site (or negotiates a new level), and if appropriate, retrieves the access key granted by the web site to gain access to a controlled portion of a website.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce R. Rowland
- 👤 Lee G. Friedman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/62; G06F21/6209; G06F2221/00; G06F2221/21; G06F2221/2113; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising the steps of: at the user terminal, (a) establishing a plurality of information records with respective access level indicators for indicating access levels; (b) receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; (c) checking the access level for the web site; and (d) retrieving information records based on said access level indicators associated with the information records and the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising the steps of: at the user terminal, (a) establishing a plurality of information records with respective access level indicators for indicating access levels; (b) receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; (c) checking the access level for the web site; and (d) retrieving information records based on said access level indicators associated with the information records and the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a), said access level indicators indicate different access levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 2, in said step (a) the access level associated with the web site is defined by the user terminal.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
123 words
A method for providing information to a plurality of web sites at a user terminal, comprising the steps of: at the user terminal, (a) establishing a plurality of first type of records containing access levels associated with the web sites; (b) establishing a plurality of second type of records, each one of said second type of records containing user information and access level associated with said one record; (c) receiving a request from one of the web sites; (d) checking access level for the web site from said first type of records; and (e) retrieving information from said second type of records based on the access level associated with the web site and the access levels associated with said second type of records.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
123 words
A method for providing information to a plurality of web sites at a user terminal, comprising the steps of: at the user terminal, (a) establishing a plurality of first type of records containing access levels associated with the web sites; (b) establishing a plurality of second type of records, each one of said second type of records containing user information and access level associated with said one record; (c) receiving a request from one of the web sites; (d) checking access level for the web site from said first type of records; and (e) retrieving information from said second type of records based on the access level associated with the web site and the access levels associated with said second type of records.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4, wherein in step (a), said access levels are defined by the user terminal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
68 words
An apparatus for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) a receiver circuit for receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; and (b) a processor logic for checking the access level for the web site; and for retrieving information based on the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
68 words
An apparatus for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) a receiver circuit for receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; and (b) a processor logic for checking the access level for the web site; and for retrieving information based on the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 6, the access level associated with the web site is defined at the user terminal.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) receiver circuit for receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; (b) a storage medium for storing a plurality of information records with respective access level indicators for indicating access levels; and (c) a processor logic for checking the access level for the web site; and for retrieving information records based on said access level indicators associated with the information records and the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for providing information to a web site at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) receiver circuit for receiving a request from the web site with an access level being associated with the web site; (b) a storage medium for storing a plurality of information records with respective access level indicators for indicating access levels; and (c) a processor logic for checking the access level for the web site; and for retrieving information records based on said access level indicators associated with the information records and the access level associated with the web site.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said access level indicators indicate different access levels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the access level associated with the web site is defined at the user terminal.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
139 words
An apparatus for providing information to a plurality of web sites at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) a first storage medium for storing a plurality of first type of records containing access levels associated with the web sites; (b) a second storage medium for storing a plurality of second type of records, each one of said second type of records containing user information and access level associated with said one record; (c) a receiver circuit for receiving a request from one of the web sites; and (d) a processor logic for checking access level for the web site from said first type of records, and for retrieving information from said second type of records based on the access level associated with the web site and the access levels associated with said second type of records.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
139 words
An apparatus for providing information to a plurality of web sites at a user terminal, comprising: at the user terminal, (a) a first storage medium for storing a plurality of first type of records containing access levels associated with the web sites; (b) a second storage medium for storing a plurality of second type of records, each one of said second type of records containing user information and access level associated with said one record; (c) a receiver circuit for receiving a request from one of the web sites; and (d) a processor logic for checking access level for the web site from said first type of records, and for retrieving information from said second type of records based on the access level associated with the web site and the access levels associated with said second type of records.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said access levels are defined by the user terminal.
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