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System and method for identity consolidation

US8935752B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Symantec Corporation · US

Inventors

Shun-Hsiung Chen · Union City, US
Richard Dandliker · Oakland, US
Phillip DiCorpo · San Francisco, US
Bruce Wootton · Alameda, US
Dirk Kessler · San Francisco, US
Timothy Micheal Wyatt · Toronto, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2009
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/1408
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for identity consolidation for a plurality of electronic identities is described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving user identification data extracted from an electronic communication, the user identification data corresponding to an unknown identity of a sender of the electronic communication. The method further includes determining a known identity for the sender using the user identification data extracted from the electronic communication and associating the known identity with the unknown identity of the sender of the electronic communication. In one embodiment, an association between the known identity and the unknown identity is maintained to determine whether parties of subsequent information transfers are authorized to participate in the information transfers.

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