Apparatus, Method and System for Tracking Information Access
First Claim
1. A method of using at least one computer to effect access to information, comprising:
- collecting information regarding an entity (entity information), wherein the entity is represented by the entity information (EREI);
generating an unique, persistently accessible, and universal name identifier (UPUNI) for the EREI;
storing the collected entity information in a database record in a database, wherein the database record storing the collected entity information is keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the storage of the entity information occurs before effecting registration of the UPUNI in one phase of a multi-phase registration commitment;
generating validation information for the EREI;
transmitting validation information to an access device of the EREI, if an UPUNI registration agency (UPUNI-REG) generated the validation information;
deleting the validation information from the UPUNI-REG upon transmitting the validation information, if the UPUNI-REG generated the validation information;
transmitting validation information to the UPUNI-REG, if another device generated the validation information;
storing the generated validation information in a database record in a database, wherein the database record storing the generated validation information is keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the storage of the validation information occurs before effecting registration of the UPUNI in one phase of a multi-phase registration commitment;
registering a resolvable association between an UPUNI and reference to related information, wherein registration is effected in a database to associate and resolve UPUNIs and references to related information (UPUNI-RES), wherein the reference to related information is entered in a database record keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the registration of the UPUNI in the UPUNI-RES is a phase of a multi-phase registration commitment that occurs after effecting the storage of the related information, wherein in the entity information is related information, and wherein the validation information is related information.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and system to track information access over a communications network. The present disclosure teaches how to associate access credentials with content accesser in a global and persistent manner. Both content and people are registered with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) handle system (1603). Furthermore, security and other information such as certificates, personal records, encryption keys, and all other objects involved in such transactions may also be registered with a DOI in the handle system and/or may be associated with another DOI as one of the multiple-resolution pointers contained in a DOI record. A right clearinghouse (1604) then maintains a rights database associated content rights with content accessers by DOIs. The association of people, i.e., content accessers, with digital object identifiers further ensures that content and accessers may be mapped in a manner allowing for the secure tracking of content access.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of using at least one computer to effect access to information, comprising:
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collecting information regarding an entity (entity information), wherein the entity is represented by the entity information (EREI); generating an unique, persistently accessible, and universal name identifier (UPUNI) for the EREI; storing the collected entity information in a database record in a database, wherein the database record storing the collected entity information is keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the storage of the entity information occurs before effecting registration of the UPUNI in one phase of a multi-phase registration commitment; generating validation information for the EREI; transmitting validation information to an access device of the EREI, if an UPUNI registration agency (UPUNI-REG) generated the validation information; deleting the validation information from the UPUNI-REG upon transmitting the validation information, if the UPUNI-REG generated the validation information; transmitting validation information to the UPUNI-REG, if another device generated the validation information; storing the generated validation information in a database record in a database, wherein the database record storing the generated validation information is keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the storage of the validation information occurs before effecting registration of the UPUNI in one phase of a multi-phase registration commitment; registering a resolvable association between an UPUNI and reference to related information, wherein registration is effected in a database to associate and resolve UPUNIs and references to related information (UPUNI-RES), wherein the reference to related information is entered in a database record keyed by the generated UPUNI, wherein the registration of the UPUNI in the UPUNI-RES is a phase of a multi-phase registration commitment that occurs after effecting the storage of the related information, wherein in the entity information is related information, and wherein the validation information is related information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A method of using at least one computer to effect access to information, comprising:
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effecting collection of information regarding an entity (entity information), wherein the entity is represented by the entity information (EREI); effecting generation of an unique, persistently accessible, and universal name identifier (UPUNI); effecting storage of the collected entity information in a database record in a database; effecting generation of validation information; effecting transmission of validation information to access devices of the EREI, if an UPUNI registration agency (UPUNI-REG) generated the validation information; effecting transmission of validation information to the UPUNI-REG, if the another device generated the validation information; effecting storage of the generated validation information in a database record in a database; effecting registration of a resolvable association between an UPUNI and reference to related information, wherein registration is effected in a database to associate and resolve UPUNIs and references to related information (UPUNI-RES), wherein in the entity information is related information, and wherein the validation information is related information.
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12-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. A method of using at least one computer to effect access to information, comprising:
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effecting determination of if information an entity desires to access (desired information) on the entity'"'"'s access device (entity device) has an unique, persistently accessible, and universal name identifier (UPUNI) embedded within the desired information; effecting determination of if the desired information is inaccessible;
effecting determination of if there exists an UPUNI that represents the entity (E-UPUNI);effecting the generation of the E-UPUNI, if the entity is un-represented by an UPUNI; effecting the resolution of the entity device to the desired information'"'"'s UPUNI (DI-UPUNI); effecting the provision of entity verification information; effecting verification of the entity'"'"'s identity and access rights to the desired content with the provided entity verification information (entity verification); effecting provision of access credentials, if the entity'"'"'s identity and access rights to the desired content are verified. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58-352. -352. (canceled)
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