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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2003
Michael A. Halcrow, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Dustin C. Kirkland, Austin, TX (US);
David B. Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Kylene J. Smith, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Halcrow, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Dustin C. Kirkland, Austin, TX (US);
David B. Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Kylene J. Smith, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for conducting a confidential search. The method comprises accessing one or more terms associated with one or more nodes of a network, encrypting the accessed one or more terms and receiving an encrypted search term from a user. The method further comprises comparing the received encrypted search term with at least a portion of the encrypted accessed terms and providing a result of the comparison to the user.