System for protecting information over the internet
US7171567B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system at a web site addressable by one or more client computers. Each client computer connects to the web site to receive a respondent identifier and a viewer. The viewer at the client computer generates a unique viewer identifier identifying the client computer, and sends that identifier to the web site for registration with the respondent identifier. The viewer connects to the web site and downloads a file with encrypted content information. The viewer requests the web site for a key to decrypt the file. Based on the respondent and viewer identifiers, and the particular survey and exposure limits, a key is sent to the client computer. The viewer decrypts the encrypted file with the key, and then shows the content information in a window. During viewing, the viewer ignores interrupts from the computer's user interface enabling copying, and stops showing the decrypted content if another window is selected.
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