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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2022
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven Leslie Shafer, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Robert Simon, Staatsburg, NY (US);

Mathew Accapadi, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are techniques for grouping user profiles onto Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) including a computer-implemented method comprising creating a user profile at a VPN manager and associating the user profile with a set of demographically similar user profiles based on characteristics of the user profile. The computer-implemented method further comprises assigning the user profile to least one VPN server that is associated with the set of demographically similar user profiles. The computer-implemented method further comprises providing encrypted internet access to a device associated with the user profile via the at least on VPN server. The computer-implemented method further comprises transmitting resources to the device associated with the user profile via the at least one VPN server, where the resources are customized for the set of demographically similar user profiles.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Shafer, Steven. (2025). Virtual private networks for similar profiles (U.S. Patent No. 12323391). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12323391

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