Bifurcated transaction system in which nonsensitive information is exchanged using a public network connection and sensitive information is exchanged after automatically configuring a private network connection
US6058250A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for providing an enhanced level of security for sensitive or proprietary information associated with information transactions in a public network, such as the Internet. In carrying out that method, an on-line information transaction is bifurcated between a generalized information access portion of such a transaction and an exchange of sensitive user information. With such a bifurcation, the generalized information access portion of the transaction, which generally would constitute the more substantial (in terms of network resources) portion of the transaction, would be handled via a non-secure network, usually a public network such as the Internet. The portion of the transaction involving sensitive user information, on the other hand, would be handled by a separate secure connection, such as a private network, or intranetwork. An important characteristic of this bifurcation arrangement is the provision of a means for automated reconfiguration of a user terminal as between accessing the generalized information via the non-secure network and access to the secure communications network for the exchange of sensitive user information. Such an automated reconfigurat…
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