System for generating site-specific user aliases in a computer network
US6463533B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/604
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An system for allowing a computer network site to recognize an anonymous user without revealing the identity of the user. The system involves generating a user alias based on the user's identity and the computer network site such that it is computationally difficult to determine the user's identity from the alias alone. The system further involves informing the computer network site of the alias upon access of the site by the user. The computer network site may then block access to the site's contents whenever it receives an alias associated with a disruptive user.
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