Management of private information

US9202016B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9202016-B2
Application numberUS-201213586394-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 15, 2012
Priority dateAug 15, 2012
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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Abstract

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A network device is configured to receive a request, from a device, for private information associated with a user of a user device, on behalf of another user device. The network device may authenticate the device, the user device, and the other user device. The network device may request and receive the user's authorization to send the private information to the other user device. The network device may generate and send a token used to request the private information. The network device may receive the token from the device, determine that the token is valid, and send the private information.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device and from a server device, a request for private information, associated with a user of a user device, the request originating from another user device; authenticating, by the network device, the server device associated with the request for private information, based on receiving the request, the authenticating the server device including authenticating that a party associated with the server device h…

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What does patent US9202016B2 cover?
A network device is configured to receive a request, from a device, for private information associated with a user of a user device, on behalf of another user device. The network device may authenticate the device, the user device, and the other user device. The network device may request and receive the user's authorization to send the private information to the other user device. The network …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Counterman Raymond C, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F21/33. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).