Privacy and confidentiality preserving reporting of URLs
US8271424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6209
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of preserving privacy and confidentiality in a system where information is associated with an existing web page having an address. The method includes receiving a store command from a first user system, the store command including at least a database key and information to be associated with the web page, wherein the database key was created by performing a cryptographic hash function on the address of the web page; storing the information at a location in a storage database; associating the location with the database key; receiving a retrieve command from a second user system, the retrieve command including the database key calculated by the second user system; retrieving stored information from one or more locations in the database associated with the database key; and transmitting the stored information to the second user system.
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