User device adding secure token to network requests to obfuscate an identity of a user to a third-party provider
US8799172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user device is configured to receive a request to obtain a service, an application, or content from a provider; obtain, based on receiving the request, a token that may correspond to a user of the user device and may obfuscate an identity of the user to the provider; modify the request to include the token and to form a modified request; provide the modified request to the provider; receive, based on providing the modified request, information regarding the service, the application, or the content from the provider; and present the information for display on a display screen.
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