Facilitating access to information stored on a network using an extended network universal resource locator

US7415610B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CHECKFREE CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Ravi Ganesan · Norcross, US
• Kenneth Hobday · Powell, US
• Matt Lewis · Felton, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 19, 2008
• Expiry date: Jul 26, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2463/102
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating access to stored information associated with a user, where a service provider receives, from a network entity controlling access to the stored information, a first message component encrypted with a first crypto-key associated with the network entity that can be decrypted by the network entity and a network address associated with the stored information. The service provider then receives a request for information enabling access to the stored information from an access portal associated with the user. Next, the service provider generates a response that includes the network address and the first message component and transmits the response to the access portal. The generated response is extensible by the access portal to include a second message component. The second message component is encrypted with a second crypto-key associated with the access portal. The extended response is usable to obtain access to the stored information.