System and method to anonymize data transmitted to a destination computing device
US11228566B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0435
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for anonymizing data to be transmitted to a destination computing device is disclosed. Anonymization strategy for data anonymization is provided. Data to be transmitted is received from a user computer. Selective anonymization of the data is performed, based on the anonymization strategy, using an anonymization module. The data includes a plurality of characters. An order indicator data indicative of the order of the received data is generated. The received data is anonymized to derive an anonymized data. The anonymized data and the order indicator data is transmitted to the destination computer over a network. In one embodiment, a portion of the anonymized data is selected as a search ID. A cross reference between a search key indicative of a portion of the received data and the corresponding search ID is stored.
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