SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING AND DISSEMINATING PERSONAL DATA

• US 20110137817A1
• Filed: 06/01/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Location Labs (Gen Digital Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wavemarket Incorporated (Gen Digital Inc.)
• Inventors: Bernstein, Jacqueline, Roumeliotis, Tasos, Hotes, Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/791,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20110137817A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/325
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of aggregating and disseminating personal data is provided. The method includes establishing a user account for a user, wherein establishing the user account includes receiving identifying information of the user from the user. A user identifier is associated with the user account. A request for the user identifier is received from a remote application server, and an identifier request authorization is received from the user or the remote application server to provide the user identifier to the remote application server. The user identifier is provided to the remote application server in response to receiving the identifier request authorization. Personal data of a user associated with the user identifier is received from the user. A request for the personal data of the user associated with the user identifier is received from the remote application server. A data request authorization is received from the user to provide the user personal data, and the user personal data is provided to the remote application server in response to receiving the data request authorization. A system for aggregating and disseminating user personal data is further provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of aggregating and disseminating personal data comprising:

establishing a user account for a user, wherein establishing the user account comprises receiving identifying information of the user from the user;

associating a user identifier with the user account;

receiving from a remote application server a request for the user identifier;

receiving from at least one of the user and the remote application server an identifier request authorization to provide the user identifier to the remote application server;

providing the user identifier to the remote application server in response to receiving the identifier request authorization;

receiving user personal data of the user associated with the user identifier;

receiving from the remote application server a request for the user personal data associated with the user identifier;

receiving a data request authorization from the user to provide the user personal data; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server in response to receiving the data request authorization.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the user account comprises receiving a name of the user, receiving a telephone number of the user, and receiving a telecommunication carrier identifier.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the associating the user identifier with the user account comprises associating a unique user identifier with the user account.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting to a user mobile device associated with the user through a redirection from the remote application server and receiving the identifier request authorization from the user through the connection to the user mobile device; and

redirecting the user mobile device connection to the remote application server.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting to a user mobile device through a redirection from the remote application server and receiving the data request authorization from the user through the connection to the user mobile device; and

redirecting the user mobile device connection to the remote application server.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving at least one indication of a determined action; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the at least one indication of the determined action to the remote application server.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving at least one indication of a determined action and a duration of the determined action; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the at least one indication of the determined action and the duration of the determined action.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving at least one indication of a determined action and a frequency of the determined action; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the at least one indication of the determined action and the frequency of the determined action.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving at least one of user age, gender, health and economic status; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the at least one of the user age, gender, health and economic status.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving user web browsing history information; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the user web browsing history information.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving user data exchange history information; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the user data exchange history information.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

receiving the user personal data comprises receiving user communication history information; and

providing the user personal data comprises providing the user communication history information.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from another user a request for the user personal data; and

providing the user personal data to the another user via the remote application server.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from another user a request for the user personal data and an indication of transferred value; and

providing the user personal data to the another user via the remote application server in response to receiving the indication of transferred value and the request from the another user.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the user an indication of a plurality of users which are permitted to receive the user personal data via the remote application server;

receiving from another user not included in the plurality of users a request for the user personal data;

denying access of the another user to the user personal data; and

transmitting a notification to the user of the request from the another user for the user personal data.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the user an indication of a plurality of users which are not permitted to receive the user personal data via the remote application server;

receiving from at least one of the plurality of users a request for the user personal data;

denying access of the at least one of the plurality of users to the user personal data; and

transmitting a notification to the user of the request from the at least one of the plurality of users for the user personal data.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the user of a number of times the user personal data may be provided to the remote application server after receiving the data request authorization and prior to receiving an additional data request authorization; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server the number of times indicated by the user.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the remote application server of with what frequency the remote application server requires the user personal data; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server at the frequency indicated by the remote application server.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a request token to the remote application server;

associating the user identifier request authorization with the request token to authorize the request token;

receiving the authorized request token from the remote application server;

providing an access token to the remote application server in response to receiving the request token;

receiving the access token from the remote application server; and

providing the user identifier to the remote application server in response to receiving the access token.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a request token to the remote application server in response to receiving the user identifier;

connecting to a user device through a redirection from the remote application server and receiving the data request authorization from the user through the connection to the user device;

redirecting the connection to the user device to the remote application server;

associating the data request authorization with the request token to authorize the request token;

receiving the authorized request token from the remote application server;

providing an access token to the remote application server in response to receiving the authorized request token;

receiving the access token from the remote application server; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server in response to receiving the access token.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the request for the user identifier via a first application program interface (API);

receiving the user personal data via a second API; and

receiving the request for the user personal data from the second API.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least one of a web interface and a WAP interface; and

receiving at least one of the identifier request authorization and the data request authorization through the at least one of the web interface and the WAP interface.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising querying at predetermined intervals at least one of a user device associated with the user and a remote telecommunication carrier server to transmit the user personal data of the user device.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from another user a permission; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server in response to receiving the permission of the another user.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the user to provide the user personal data to the remote application server;

transmitting a request to another user to generate a permission to transmit the user personal data to the remote application server;

receiving from the another user the permission to provide the user personal data to the remote application server; and

providing the user personal data to the remote application server in response to receiving the permission of the another user.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the user personal data at predetermined time intervals.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the remote application server a request for an authorization to provide the user personal data to a peer;

receiving from the user a permission to provide the user personal data to the peer; and

providing to the remote application server the authorization to provide the user personal data to the peer in response to receiving the permission from the user.

28. A system for aggregating and disseminating user personal data comprising at least one computing device including at least one memory comprising instructions operable to enable the computing device to perform a procedure comprising:

establishing a user account for a user, wherein establishing the user account comprises receiving identifying information of the user from the user;

associating a user identifier with the user account;

receiving from at least one remote application server a request for the user identifier;

receiving from at least one of the user and the at least one remote application server an identifier request authorization to provide the user identifier to the at least one remote application server;

providing the user identifier to the at least one remote application server in response to receiving the identifier request authorization;

receiving user personal data of a user associated with the user identifier;

receiving from the at least one remote application server a request for the user personal data of the user associated with the user identifier;

receiving a data request authorization from the user to provide the user personal data; and

providing the user personal data to the at least one remote application server in response to receiving the data request authorization.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the memory further comprises instructions operable to enable the computing device to:

receive from the user at least one indication of another user which is not permitted to receive the user personal data via the remote application server; and

deny access of the another user to the user personal data.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the memory further comprises instructions operable to enable the computing device to:

receive from the user an indication of a plurality of users which are permitted to receive the user personal data via the remote application server;

provide the user personal data to the plurality of permitted users via the remote application server; and

deny access of at least one other user not indicated in the indication of the plurality of users.

31. A system for aggregating and disseminating user personal data comprising at least one computing device, the at least one computing device comprises a software architecture comprising:

a first application program interface (API) configured to associate a user identifier with a user account, receive from a remote application server a request for the user identifier, receive from at least one of a user and the remote application server an identifier request authorization, and provide the user identifier to the remote application server in response to receiving the identifier request authorization; and

a second API configured to receive user personal data of a user associated with the user identifier from a remote telecommunication carrier server, receive from the remote application server a request for the user personal data, receive a data request authorization from the user, and provide the user personal data to the remote application server in response to receiving the data request authorization.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the software architecture of the at least one computing device further comprises a privacy engine configured to generate a rules set based on at least one indication of the user and configured to provide the user personal data to the remote application server according to the rules set indicated by the user.