Information vault, data format conversion services system and method
First Claim
1. A method of converting information formats comprising the steps of:
- defining one or more data conversion descriptions for converting from at least one data format to at least one other data format;
creating at least one conversion subscription for a user specifying the one or more data conversion descriptions; and
converting automatically on a predetermined time basis from the at least one data format to the at least one other data format based on the one or more data conversion descriptions specified by the at least one conversion subscription to maintain information in the at least one other data format.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a secured information vault so that individual owners of personal data may control and manage the access and dissemination of the personal data and provides for the owner of the personal data to receive compensation for the use of the personal data, thus, in effect, the personal data becomes a valuable commodity analogous to money. Centralized protected storage of personal data is provided, which minimizes the number of copies that may be in existence. The personal data may be converted from one format to another by subscribing to format conversion services provide by the vault. The vault regularly updates stored personal data per the subscribed services so that the personal data is available in the latest data formats used by various industries. A fee may be charged for format conversions.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of converting information formats comprising the steps of:
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defining one or more data conversion descriptions for converting from at least one data format to at least one other data format;
creating at least one conversion subscription for a user specifying the one or more data conversion descriptions; and
converting automatically on a predetermined time basis from the at least one data format to the at least one other data format based on the one or more data conversion descriptions specified by the at least one conversion subscription to maintain information in the at least one other data format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of converting formats, comprising:
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creating one or more conversion subscription accounts in a secured vault specifying at least one data item to maintain in a newest data format;
adding one or more conversion rules to the secured vault, each of the one or more conversion rules specifying a from-format, a to-format and a conversion routine; and
converting at least one of the data items to a different data type using the conversion routine specified in the one or more conversion rules such that the at least one of the one or more data items is maintained in the different data type. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A secure information vault, comprising:
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a data storage medium which securely contains information, a plurality of data formats and a plurality of data conversion descriptions; and
a data conversion system which converts the information from a first format of the plurality of data formats to a second format of the plurality of data formats using at least one of the plurality of data conversion descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component to:
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define one or more data conversion descriptions for converting from at least one data format to at least one other data format;
create at least one conversion subscription for a user specifying the one or more data conversion descriptions; and
convert automatically on a predetermined time basis from the at least one data format to the at least one other data format based on the one or more data conversion descriptions specified by the at least one conversion subscription.
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