PARENT MATCH

• US 20110185399A1
• Filed: 09/03/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: REGO Payment Architectures, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Virtual Piggy, Inc.
• Inventors: Webber, Jo, Ittycheria, Pradeep
• Granted Patent: US 9,203,845 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

A method of providing control preferences set by a person for a second person who is a prospective Internet user, the method comprising the steps of establishing a first account, the settings of the first account being stored in a database; establishing a second account, the settings of the second account being stored in the database; linking the first and second accounts such that control settings of the second account are determined through the first account; and viewing Internet content from the second account consistent with the control settings of the second account.

Claims

1. A method of providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a first account, the settings of the first account being stored in a database;

establishing a second account, the settings of the second account being stored in the database;

linking the first and second accounts such that control settings of the second account are determined through the first account; and

viewing Internet content from the second account consistent with the control settings of the second account.

2. The method of providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 1, wherein the control settings include a list of approved service requesters that may be viewed from the second account.

3. The method of providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 1, wherein the step of viewing Internet content from the second account further includes notifying a user associated with the first account.

4. The method of providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 3, wherein the step of notifying a user associated with the first account is performed by e-mail or short message service.

5. The method of providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 1, wherein account information for the first and second accounts is stored in a secure database.

6. A system providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user comprising:

a server; and

a database hosted on the server, the database storing information for a first account and a second account;

wherein control settings of the second account are established through the first account such that a viewing of Internet content from the second account is consistent with the control settings can be performed.

7. The system providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 6, wherein the control settings include a list of approved service requesters that may be viewed from the second account.

8. The system providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 6, wherein a user associated with the first account is notified when a user associated with the second account views Internet content.

9. The system providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 6, wherein the user associated with the first account is notified by e-mail or short message service.

10. The system providing control preferences for a prospective Internet user according to claim 6, wherein account information for the first and second accounts is stored in a secure database.