US 9,722,973 B1Granted

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

AssigneeCiphercloud, Inc.

InventorsPravin Kothari, Debabrata Dash

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Abstract

A method and system for a distributed anonymization system is disclosed. A master anonymization system is provided. A slave anonymization system is configured to communicate with the master anonymization system, wherein the master anonymization system permits the slave anonymization system to perform one or more functions. The slave anonymization system is configured receives a request from a user computer that requires slave anonymization system to perform a function. The performance of the function requires either storage of data to a data store in a destination computing device or retrieval of data from the data store in the destination computing device, wherein the data is stored or retrieved in an anonymized form. The slave anonymization system verifies if the function to be performed is a permitted function. If it is a permitted function, the function is performed.

Claims26

Dependent claims

A method for anonymizing data to be stored in a destination computing device, comprising:

receiving data to be stored in the destination computing device from a user computer;
providing a communication link between a master anonymization system and a slave anonymization system, wherein the master anonymization system configured to perform selective anonymization of the received data and wherein the slave anonymization system configured to perform selective anonymization of the received data, if permitted;
permitting slave anonymization system to perform one or more functions, permitting enabled by the master anonymization system;
receiving data to be stored by the slave anonymization system, the data including a plurality of fields of data;
selecting one or more fields of data for anonymization by the slave anonymization system;
verifying if anonymizing one or more selected fields of data is a permitted function of the slave anonymization system;
anonymizing the selected one or more fields of data by the slave anonymization system, if permitted;
transmitting data with anonymized one or more fields of data, to the destination computing device for storage in the destination computing device;
receiving a selectively retrieved anonymized data by the slave anonymization system in response to a request;
de-anonymizing the retrieved anonymized data by the slave anonymization system;
and
returning the de-anonymized data by the slave anonymization system, in response to the request.

9 more elements

An anonymization system to anonymize data to be stored in a destination computing device, comprising:

a master anonymization system executed on a computing device and configured to perform selective anonymization of the data received from a user computer for storage in the destination computing device;
a slave anonymization system configured to communicate with the master anonymization system, the slave anonymization system configured to perform selective anonymization of the received data, wherein the master anonymization system selectively permits the slave anonymization system to perform one or more functions,
wherein the slave anonymization system is configured to
receive data to be stored in the destination computing device, the data including a plurality of fields of data;
select one or more fields of data for anonymization;
verify if anonymization of one or more selected fields of data is a permitted function of the slave anonymization system;
anonymize the selected one or more fields of data by the slave anonymization system if permitted;
transmit data with anonymized one or more fields of data, to the destination computing device for storage in the destination computing device:
and
wherein the slave anonymization system further configured to receive a selectively retrieved anonymized data in response to a request;
de-anonymize the retrieved anonymized data;
and
return the de-anonymized data, in response to the request.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/939,577Filed 11 Jul 2013 · continuation in part
Priority: 8 Mar 2011
Granted: 1 Aug 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04L 63/0428
For providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks: wherein the data content is protected, e.g.…
G06F 21/6263
Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes: during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies
H04L 63/0435
Wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload: wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply…
H04L 63/0227
For separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls: filtering policies

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Application13/042,459Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Mar 2011
Application13/323,821Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 13 Dec 2011
Application13/843,925Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Mar 2013
US 9,292,696 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
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