Patent ID: 8584203
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An identifier authenticating system in which an information providing server that stores predetermined information and an information requesting server that requests the information providing server to provide the predetermined information from each of a plurality of independent private networks, and presents a predetermined identifier to the information requesting server by an identifier holding user having the predetermined identifier given from the information providing server enables providing the predetermined information to the information requesting server from the information providing server, wherein the system comprises a location management server that unifies management of location information of the information providing servers, the predetermined information is stored in those information providing servers, the information requesting server is classified into a plurality of information disclosure levels, wherein in the system, at least one of the following is employed: a) a pre-registration system where the location management server determines the information disclosure level to the information requesting servers in advance, b) a real-time system where the location management server determines the information disclosure level to the information requesting servers in real time, c) a location management server authentic method where the location management server authenticates the information disclosure level of the information requesting servers, or d) an information providing server authentic method where the information providing servers authenticate the information disclosure level to the information requesting servers based on level certificates held by the identifier holding user, wherein the information providing server specifies the predetermined information by multiplying the identification information formed of at least one identifier and at least one information disclosure level, or specifies the predetermined information by multiplying the identification information formed of at least one identifier, at least one information disclosure level, and the time; and wherein in the system, when the identifier holding user presents the identifier to the information requesting server, the information requesting server asks the location management server about a location of the information providing server, the location management server returns confirmed location information of the information providing server to the information requesting server based on the location information, and the information requesting server uses the confirmed location information to access the information providing server corresponding to the confirmed location information and receives from the accessed information providing server the predetermined information specified by multiplying identification information formed of at least one identifier and at least one information disclosure level, or the predetermined information specified by multiplying identification information formed of at least one identifier, at least one information disclosure level, and the time.