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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Yoshinobu Ishigaki, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Numao, Kawasaki, JP;
Madoka Yuriyama, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Tokyo-to, JP;
Yoshinobu Ishigaki, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Numao, Kawasaki, JP;
Madoka Yuriyama, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Tokyo-to, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing attribute data. A request is received from a user device for a virtual ID token relating to attribute information pertaining to a subscriber associated with the user device. Responsive to the request for the virtual ID token, a data record is read from a database. The data record includes L attributes of the subscriber. L is at least 2. The data record is provided to the user device. A selection of M attributes of the L attributes is received from the user device. M is less than L. A virtual record including the M attributes selected from the data record is generated. The virtual record includes a virtual ID (VID) for identifying the virtual record. The generated virtual record is stored in the database. The virtual ID token is provided to the user device. The virtual ID token includes the VID.