Methods and systems for data services

• US 10,091,325 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2012
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US13/987,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,163 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method configured to be implemented using a server that operatively communicates with at least one service provider and one or more user devices via one or more networks, the method comprising:

receiving at the server personal data associated with a user from at least one user device;

processing at the server the received personal data into anonymous data, the anonymous data including a non-identifying portion of the personal data and an encrypted portion that, if de-encrypted, would enable identification of the user associated with the personal data;

transmitting the anonymous data to at least one service provider;

receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data if the at least one service provider were enabled to access the encrypted portion of the anonymous data;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous;

receiving an indication from the at least one user device that the user has accepted the offer to allow access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the one or more services; and

providing a key to the at least one service provider to enable de-encryption of the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the providing of the one or more services.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said personal data is required to carry out the one or more services.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein de-encryption of the encrypted portion of the anonymous data is required to carry out the one or more services.

4. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data comprises receiving a plurality of indications from a plurality of service providers of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data.

5. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data comprises receiving a plurality of indications from a plurality of service providers of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

analyzing the received personal data to determine one or services that may be wanted by the user associated with the personal data; and

selecting from the plurality of indications of one or more services available at least one service to be offered to the user.

6. A system, comprising:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device;

circuitry for processing the received personal data into anonymous data, the anonymous data including a non-identifying portion of the personal data and an encrypted portion that, if de-encrypted, would enable identification of the user associated with the personal data;

circuitry for transmitting the anonymous data to at least one service provider;

circuitry for receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data if the at least one service provider were enabled to access the encrypted portion of the anonymous data;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data;

circuitry for receiving an indication from the at least one user device that the user has accepted the offer to allow access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the one or more services; and

circuitry for providing a key to the at least one service provider to enable de-encryption of the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the providing of the one or more services.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein de-encryption of the encrypted portion of the anonymous data is required to carry out the one or more services.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data comprises circuitry for receiving a plurality of indications from a plurality of service providers of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the circuitry for receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data comprises circuitry for receiving a plurality of indications from a plurality of service providers of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data;

and wherein the circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for analyzing the received personal data to determine one or services that may be wanted by the user associated with the personal data; and

circuitry for selecting from the plurality of indications of one or more services available at least one service to be offered to the user.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least positioning system data;

and wherein circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the positioning system data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least contact list data;

and wherein circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the contact list data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least accelerometer data;

and wherein circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the accelerometer data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least calendar data;

and wherein circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the calendar data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

circuitry for receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least social media data;

and wherein circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

circuitry for transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the social media data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

15. An apparatus comprising, comprising:

at least one processing device; and

one or more non-transitory media bearing one or more instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, configure the apparatus to perform operations including at least;

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device;

processing the received personal data into anonymous data, the anonymous data including a non-identifying portion of the personal data and an encrypted portion that, if de-encrypted, would enable identification of the user associated with the personal data;

receiving an indication from the at least one service provider of one or more services available to be offered to the user associated with the anonymous data if the at least one service provider were enabled to access the encrypted portion of the anonymous data;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous;

receiving an indication from the at least one user device that the user has accepted the offer to allow access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the one or more services;

transmitting the anonymous data to at least one service provider; and

providing a key to the at least one service provider to enable de-encryption of the encrypted portion of the anonymous data in exchange for the providing of the one or more services.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least positioning system data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the positioning system data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least contact list data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the contact list data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least accelerometer data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the accelerometer data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least calendar data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the calendar data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device comprises:

receiving personal data associated with a user from at least one user device, the personal data including at least social media data;

and wherein transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data comprises;

transmitting to the at least one user device associated with the user an offer to provide the one or more services using the social media data in exchange for access to the encrypted portion of the anonymous data.