Secure records storage and retrieval system and method
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to a customer record located in a database, the method comprising:
- providing, by a customer, of an access key relative to the customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion;
wherein a participant accesses the customer record via the access key;
wherein the access key can be set by the customer such that the participant can access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted.
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Abstract
A secure records storage and retrieval system and method includes an access portal and a data vault. The data vault includes multiple customer data vaults and provider data vaults that can be used to securely store and retrieve records belonging to a particular customer or provider. Access to records contained within a given customer or provider'"'"'s data vault can be authorized via an access key, which allows a provider to access records contained in the customer or provider'"'"'s data vault under time or use based restrictions set by the customer. The customer or provider can also access their own records via the access portal. The access key can be set by the customer to permit access to records contained in the customer'"'"'s data vault only via the access portal. The customer or provider has the ability to accept or reject records uploaded to the customer or provider'"'"'s data vault and can also annotate records added the customer or provider'"'"'s data vault.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to a customer record located in a database, the method comprising:
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providing, by a customer, of an access key relative to the customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion;
wherein a participant accesses the customer record via the access key;
wherein the access key can be set by the customer such that the participant can access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing access to a customer record located in a database, the method comprising:
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setting an access key relative to the customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion, the access key being set such that a participant can access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database;
providing the access key to the participant;
encrypting data relative to the customer record; and
transmitting the data to the participant via the access portal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of obtaining access to a customer record located in a database, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a participant, of an access key relative to the customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion;
accessing, by the participant, of the customer record via the access key;
wherein the access key can be set by the customer such that the participant can access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of selectively enabling access by a participant to a customer record located in a database, the method comprising:
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providing an access key relative to the customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion;
receiving, by the participant, of the access key;
accessing, by the participant, of the customer record via the access key;
wherein the access key can be set by the customer such that the participant can access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for providing access to a customer record located in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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means for providing an access key relative to the customer record, the access key being adapted to specify at least one record-access criterion;
wherein the customer record is accessed via the access key;
wherein the access key is adapted to allow a customer to permit a participant to access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for providing access to a customer record located in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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means for providing access relative to the customer record, the means for providing access being adapted to specify at least one record-access criterion;
wherein the customer record is accessed via the means for providing access;
wherein the means for providing access is adapted to allow a customer to permit a participant to access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for obtaining access to a customer record located in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an access key relative to the customer record, the access key being adapted to specify at least one record-access criterion;
means for accessing the customer record via the access key;
wherein the access key is adapted to allow a customer to permit a participant to access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database; and
wherein data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for selectively permitting access to a customer record located in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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an access key for accessing the customer record, the access key being adapted to specify at least one record-access criterion and to allow a customer to permit a participant to access the customer record only via an access portal linked with the database;
means for accessing the customer record via the access key; and
means for encrypting data relative to the record transmitted to the participant via the access portal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of adding a customer record to a customer data vault, the method comprising:
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inputting the customer record into a database, the database including the customer data vault;
wherein an opportunity is provided to the customer to reject the customer record; and
wherein, in response to the customer not rejecting the customer record, the customer record is added to the customer data vault. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of adding a customer record to a customer data vault, the method comprising:
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receiving the customer record in a database, the database including the customer data vault;
providing an opportunity to the customer to reject the customer record; and
in response to the customer not rejecting the customer record, adding the customer record to the customer data vault. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An apparatus for adding a customer record to a customer data vault, the apparatus comprising:
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means for inputting the customer record into a database, the database including the customer data vault;
wherein an opportunity is provided to the customer to reject the customer record; and
wherein, in response to the customer not rejecting the customer record, the customer record is added to the customer data vault. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. An apparatus for adding a customer record to a customer data vault, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving the customer record in a database, the database including the customer data vault;
means for providing an opportunity to the customer to reject the customer record; and
means for adding the customer record to the customer data vault in response to the customer not rejecting the customer record. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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receive a customer record into a database, the database including a customer data vault;
provide an opportunity to the customer to reject the customer record; and
in response to the customer not rejecting the customer record, add the customer record to the customer data vault. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77)
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78. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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receive an access key relative to a customer record, the access key specifying at least one record-access criterion;
permit access to the customer record via the access key;
set the access key so as to permit access to the customer record only within a database; and
transmit data relative to the access key outside the database in an encrypted fashion. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81)
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