Account linking with privacy keys
US7747540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/382
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes a security module programmed to generate a first privacy key for use with secure communications with a first web site, and a second privacy key for use with secure communications with a second web site, the first and second keys being different. The computer system also includes an identity module programmed to receive a request from the first web site for linking a first user account associated with the first web site with a second user account associated with the second web site, and the identity module being programmed to present a user with an option to link the first and second user accounts.
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