Device, method and program for providing matching service
US7962951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/0833
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer for a service provider receives from each member of two groups who is a user of a service via a mediating computer, a priority list in which member IDs of the other group is permuted in the priority order of a user and processing information that are encrypted so as not to be decrypted by the mediating computer. The ID of the priority list is encrypted with an encrypting key that is common to all members. The computer for a service provider performs matching, with ID in the priority list being left encrypted when the list is decrypted. The computer for a service provider decrypts the processing information, makes it in a state in which the matching result can be decrypted based on the processing information by only a person concerned, and sends it to each member via the mediating computer.
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