COLLECTING AND SHARING REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONAL DATA ASSETS
First Claim
1. A method for using personal data assets from a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
- receiving information for a user profile for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a group, wherein each user profile includes information identifying at least one device of the plurality of devices for each respective user of the group, and wherein each device of the plurality of devices is capable of generating personal data assets;
storing personal data assets received via each of the plurality of devices;
aggregating some of the personal data assets associated with a plurality of users associated with the group;
allowing access to the aggregation of personal data assets by a third party for a fee; and
receiving an indication of payment to an entity associated with the group, the indication of payment communicating that a portion of the fee was successfully paid to the entity associated with the group.
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Abstract
A personal data asset portal or service is provided to collect personal data assets associated with a user. Personal data assets, such as data associated with or generated by interaction a user, may be of interest to third parties such as marketers. Personal data assets may be generated through normal use of personal data generation devices such as mobile phones, navigation systems, personal computers, payment transponders, etc. and through interacting with buildings, vehicles and other elements of a user'"'"'s environment. Personal data assets may include physical locations visited by the user, virtual locations (Web sites) visited by the user, telephone numbers dialed by the user, payment transactions for the user, etc. Access to personal data assets is selectively provided by the user to the third parties for a fee. Personal data assets may be bundled or aggregated by one or more services; users may be bundled into a group. Advantageously, at least a part of the fee or some benefit or advantage is shared with the user, group or user and group.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for using personal data assets from a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
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receiving information for a user profile for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a group, wherein each user profile includes information identifying at least one device of the plurality of devices for each respective user of the group, and wherein each device of the plurality of devices is capable of generating personal data assets; storing personal data assets received via each of the plurality of devices; aggregating some of the personal data assets associated with a plurality of users associated with the group; allowing access to the aggregation of personal data assets by a third party for a fee; and receiving an indication of payment to an entity associated with the group, the indication of payment communicating that a portion of the fee was successfully paid to the entity associated with the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more physical computer-accessible media encoded with instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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receiving information for a user profile for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a group, wherein each user profile includes information identifying at least one device for each respective user of the group, and wherein each device is capable of generating personal data assets; storing personal data assets received via the devices; aggregating some of the personal data assets associated with a plurality of users associated with the group; allowing access to the aggregation of personal data assets by a third party for a fee; and receiving an indication of payment for an entity associated with the group, the indication of payment communicating that a portion of the fee was successfully paid to the entity associated with the group. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A physical server that provides a service to a plurality of users for collecting personal data assets of users, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor causes the server to perform a method, comprising; storing data associating a device of a plurality of devices with a respective user of a plurality of users, for each of the plurality of devices; storing a group identifier for each of the users of the plurality of users and associating the group identifier with each of the users of the plurality of users; storing data generated by interactions between respective users and devices; aggregating on demand by a third party stored data generated by the interactions between respective users and devices; and allowing access to the aggregation of personal data assets by the third party for a fee. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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