Method and system for maintaining confidentiality of personal information during E-commerce transactions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7823770
APP PUB NO 20080270258A1
SERIAL NO

12166589

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A method for maintaining confidentiality of personal information during E-commerce transactions. The method includes: (1) compiling a profile of personal information within a depository for at least the buying party to an E-commerce transaction; (2) providing the buying party with a unique identifier linked to his profile for use during subsequent E-commerce transactions; and (3) in response to the buying party providing the identifier to a merchant, completing the E-commerce transaction at the depository without providing any of the buyer's personal information to the merchant.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Michael Wayne Georgetown, US 274 16215
Dutta, Rabindranath Austin, US 273 15879

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