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System and method to anonymize data transmitted to a destination computing device

US9998435B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2016
Grant dateJun 12, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for anonymizing data is disclosed. Data to be anonymized is received by an anonymization system. A request for a data encryption key is generated. A masked data encryption key is received in response to the request. The data encryption key is retrieved from the masked data encryption key. The data is anonymized using an anonymization module to derive an anonymized data using the data encryption key.

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