Patent ID: 8256664
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing information via a network, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer of the network, a request for information, the request originating from a first client device of the network; generating a first identifier associated with the request; associating the first identifier with the first client device; storing the association in memory accessible by the computer; generating encoded information based on the first identifier; transmitting, to the first client device, the encoded information; receiving, from a second client device of the network, a second identifier, where the second client device has determined the second identifier from the encoded information; receiving consent information from the second client device indicating that the first client device has permission to receive the requested information; and after receiving the consent information, transmitting the requested information to the first client device based on whether the second identifier is the same as the first identifier.