Patent ID: 11888829
Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An information gateway device, comprising:
a memory operable to store:
encryption information identifying:
a first plurality of devices; and
a plurality of encryption keys, wherein each encryption key is mapped to a device from among the first plurality of devices; and

routing information identifying:
a second plurality of devices; and
routing instructions specifying how to send data to each device among the second plurality of devices; and

a processor operably coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive a data request comprising an encrypted data element, wherein the encrypted data element comprises account information for a user;
identify a data source device associated with sending the data request;
identify a first encryption key associated with the data source device in the encryption information;
decrypt the encrypted data element using the first encryption key to generate a decrypted data element;
identify a first data processor device associated with receiving the data request;
identify a second encryption key associated with the first data processor device, wherein the second encryption key is different from the first encryption key;
encrypt the decrypted data element to generate a re-encrypted data element;
identify routing instructions associated with the first data processor device in the routing information, wherein the routing instructions are pre-stored in the memory of the information gateway device, and wherein the routine instructions associated with the first data processor device specify how to send the re-encrypted data element to the first data processor device; and
send the re-encrypted data element to the first data processor device in accordance with the routing instructions.