Consumer rights locker
First Claim
1. A method of storing, building, managing, and controlling personal information of a consumer, the method comprising:
- building a plurality of levels of personal information according to a standard;
storing the plurality of levels of personal information on a consumer rights locker;
defining a scope of access under terms of the consumer to control access to the consumer rights locker, wherein the scope of access is viewed and modified by the consumer and a notice is sent to at least one service provider accessing the personal information when the scope of access is modified by the consumer;
transmitting a plurality of parameters needed to access the consumer rights locker;
receiving a request to access the consumer rights locker and the plurality of parameters;
comparing the received plurality of parameters to the scope of access; and
granting access to at least one level of the plurality of levels of the personal information in the consumer rights locker when it is determined that the request is valid,wherein the request is valid when the plurality of parameters includes an access right that is consistent with information in the scope of access,wherein the terms of the consumer include a right of the consumer to vary the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in response to offers from the at least one service provider accessing the at least one level of personal information,wherein the consumer controls the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in accordance with varying levels of benefits provided by the at least one service provider,wherein the at least one service provider penalizes the consumer by cancelling benefits when the consumer provides inaccurate personal information,wherein cancelling the benefits includes cancelling at least one of discounts, previews, samples, and services, or not providing the benefits.
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Abstract
Storing, building, managing, and controlling consumer personal information, including: building at least one level of personal information according to a standard; storing the personal information on a consumer rights locker; defining a scope of access under terms of a consumer to control access to the consumer rights locker; transmitting a plurality of parameters needed to access the consumer rights locker; receiving a request to access the consumer rights locker and the plurality of parameters; comparing the plurality of parameters to the scope of access; and granting access to the consumer rights locker when it is determined that the request is valid, wherein the request is valid when the plurality of parameters includes an access right that is consistent with information in the scope of access. Keywords include consumer rights locker and personal information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of storing, building, managing, and controlling personal information of a consumer, the method comprising:
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building a plurality of levels of personal information according to a standard; storing the plurality of levels of personal information on a consumer rights locker; defining a scope of access under terms of the consumer to control access to the consumer rights locker, wherein the scope of access is viewed and modified by the consumer and a notice is sent to at least one service provider accessing the personal information when the scope of access is modified by the consumer; transmitting a plurality of parameters needed to access the consumer rights locker; receiving a request to access the consumer rights locker and the plurality of parameters; comparing the received plurality of parameters to the scope of access; and granting access to at least one level of the plurality of levels of the personal information in the consumer rights locker when it is determined that the request is valid, wherein the request is valid when the plurality of parameters includes an access right that is consistent with information in the scope of access, wherein the terms of the consumer include a right of the consumer to vary the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in response to offers from the at least one service provider accessing the at least one level of personal information, wherein the consumer controls the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in accordance with varying levels of benefits provided by the at least one service provider, wherein the at least one service provider penalizes the consumer by cancelling benefits when the consumer provides inaccurate personal information, wherein cancelling the benefits includes cancelling at least one of discounts, previews, samples, and services, or not providing the benefits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program to store, build, manage, and control personal information of a consumer, the computer program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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build a plurality of levels of personal information according to a standard; store the plurality of levels of personal information on a consumer rights locker; define a scope of access under terms of the consumer to control access to the consumer rights locker, wherein the scope of access is viewed and modified by the consumer and a notice is sent to at least one service provider accessing the personal information when the scope of access is modified by the consumer; transmit a plurality of parameters needed to access the consumer rights locker; receive a request to access the consumer rights locker and the plurality of parameters; compare the received plurality of parameters to the scope of access; and grant access to at least one level of the plurality of levels of the personal information in the consumer rights locker when it is determined that the request is valid, wherein the request is valid when the plurality of parameters includes an access right that is consistent with information in the scope of access, wherein the terms of the consumer include a right of the consumer to vary the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in response to offers from the at least one service provider accessing the at least one level of personal information, wherein the consumer controls the scope of access to the at least one level of personal information in accordance with varying levels of benefits provided by the at least one service provider, wherein the at least one service provider penalizes the consumer by cancelling benefits when the consumer provides inaccurate personal information, wherein cancelling the benefits includes cancelling at least one of discounts, previews, samples, and services, or not providing the benefits. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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