Individual data unit and methods and systems for enhancing the security of user data
First Claim
1. A computer system for enhancing the security of user data records comprising:
- a plurality of individual data units, each data unit being associated with a respective user and storing at least one encrypted data record for the respective user;
at least one computing device for conducting network-based transactions associated with each respective user, said at least one computing device storing an encrypted logical address required to access the respective individual data unit, the encrypted logical address being different for each respective individual data unit; and
a computer configured as a central user data server, said server including a decryption key for each encrypted logical address and a decryption key for each encrypted data record, and being configured to manage the user data records stored in said individual data units, whereinat least said individual data units, said at least one computing device, and said central user data server are computer components included in said computer system and communicate securely over a network, andthe data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and encrypted user data record are stored in separate components of said computer system such thatthe data record of a user is safe against a cyber attack that compromises only one of said components and can be compromised only when at least two of said components are compromised as a result of a cyber attack, andthe data records of N users can be compromised only when at least N+1 of said components are compromised as the result of a cyber attack, where N is the number of users.
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Abstract
An individual data unit for enhancing the security of a user data record is provided that includes a processor and a memory configured to store data. The individual data unit is associated with a network and the memory is in communication with the processor. The memory has instructions stored thereon which, when read and executed by the processor cause the individual data unit to perform basic operations only. The basic operations include communicating securely with computing devices, computer systems, and a central user data server. Moreover, the basic operations include receiving a user data record, storing the user data record, retrieving the user data record, and transmitting the user data record. The individual data unit can be located in a geographic location associated with the user which can be different than the geographic locations of the computer systems and the central user data server.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer system for enhancing the security of user data records comprising:
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a plurality of individual data units, each data unit being associated with a respective user and storing at least one encrypted data record for the respective user; at least one computing device for conducting network-based transactions associated with each respective user, said at least one computing device storing an encrypted logical address required to access the respective individual data unit, the encrypted logical address being different for each respective individual data unit; and a computer configured as a central user data server, said server including a decryption key for each encrypted logical address and a decryption key for each encrypted data record, and being configured to manage the user data records stored in said individual data units, wherein at least said individual data units, said at least one computing device, and said central user data server are computer components included in said computer system and communicate securely over a network, and the data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and encrypted user data record are stored in separate components of said computer system such that the data record of a user is safe against a cyber attack that compromises only one of said components and can be compromised only when at least two of said components are compromised as a result of a cyber attack, and the data records of N users can be compromised only when at least N+1 of said components are compromised as the result of a cyber attack, where N is the number of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enhancing the security of user data records comprising:
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storing data in components of a computer system, the data comprising encrypted data records of users, an encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and decryption keys, the decryption keys for a respective encrypted data record and a respective encrypted logical address, wherein the encrypted data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and encrypted data record are stored in separate components of the computer system such that; the data record of a user is safe against a cyber-attack that compromises only one component of the computer system, and can be compromised only when at least two components of the computer system are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, and the data records of N users can be compromised only when at least N+1 components of the computer system are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, where N is the number of users. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for enhancing the security of user data records in a computer system using M individual data units to store the data of a single user only within the computer system, said method comprising:
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storing data in components of a computer system, the data comprising encrypted data records of users, an encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and decryption keys, the decryption keys for a respective encrypted data record and a respective encrypted logical address, wherein the encrypted data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and encrypted data record are stored in separate components of the computer system such that the data record of a user is safe against a cyber-attack that compromises only M components of the computer system, and can be compromised only when at least M+1 components of the computer system are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, and the data records of N users can be compromised only when at least (M×
N)+1 components of the computer system are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, where N is the number of users and M is the number of individual data units per user in the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for enhancing the security of user data records using M individual data units to store the data of a single user only, said computer system comprising computer components, said computer components comprising the individual data units, communicate over a network and store data, the data comprising encrypted data records of users, an encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and a decryption key for each different encrypted logical address and each encrypted user data record, wherein the encrypted data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and each encrypted user data record are stored in separate components of said computer system such that:
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the data record of a user is safe against a cyber-attack that compromises only M of said components and can be compromised only when at least M+1 of said components are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack; and the data records of N users can be compromised only when at least (M×
N)+1 of said components are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, where N is the number of users and M is the number of individual data units per user in said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system for enhancing the security of user data records comprising computer components, said computer components communicate over a network and store data, the data comprising encrypted data records of users, an encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and a decryption key for each different encrypted logical address and each encrypted user data record, wherein the encrypted data records of each user, the encrypted logical address for the encrypted data records of each user, and the decryption keys for each encrypted logical address and each encrypted user data record are stored in separate computer components of said computer system such that:
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the data record of a user is safe against a cyber-attack that compromises only one of said computer components and can be compromised only when at least two of said computer components are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, and the data records of N users can be compromised only when at least N+1 of said components are compromised as the result of a cyber-attack, where N is the number of users.
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