Information Exchange Engine Providing a Critical Infrastructure Layer and Methods of Use Thereof

• US 20120151605A1
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PlanetID, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ajit S. Shah, Dave Hu, Joyce Thom, Madhukar Thakur
• Inventors: Shah, Ajit S., Thakur, Madhukar, Hu, Dave, Thom, Joyce
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,548 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/288 Entity relationship models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A virtual record manager and a data exchange engine are provided for dynamically defining data records in a database and for dynamically allocating instances of defined data records. These components are capable of mediating between the database and application and client interface layers to facilitate exchange of information over a network. Embodiments are configured to allow complex data records having a plurality of related fields, and to allow management and exchange of information at both the data field level and data record level.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. In a computerized personal information storage system, a computerized method for selectively sharing personal information of a first party with a second party, the method comprising:

storing at least one field of personal information of a first party in a computerized personal information sharing system;

storing a permission level of a second party;

determining the identity of the second party when the second party requests a selected field of personal information of the first party;

determining whether the selected field of personal information of the first party can be provided to the second party, wherein the determination is based at least in part on the permission level of the second party; and

if the second party has the appropriate permission level for access the selected field of information, then providing the selected field of personal information of the first party stored in the computerized personal information sharing system to the second party.

12. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 further comprising:

updating the selected field of personal information of the first party; and

alerting the second party that the selected field of personal information has been updated.

13. The personal information sharing method of claim 12 further comprising of sending the updated selected field of personal information to the second party.

14. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 wherein personal information includes public personal information and private personal information.

15. The personal information sharing method of claim 14 wherein private personal information is layered into a hierarchy of personal information and wherein each layer of personal information corresponds to a plurality of group permission levels.

16. The personal information sharing method of claim 15 wherein each of the plurality of group permission levels is shared by corresponding groups of parties.

17. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 wherein personal information also includes business-related information.

18. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 wherein personal information also includes free-form data.

19. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 wherein the field of personal information of the first party is provided to the second party for a period of time determined by the first party.

20. The personal information sharing method of claim 11 wherein the first party is aware that the field of personal information has been provided to the second party.

21. In a computerized personal information storage system, a method for selectively sharing personal information of a first party with a second party, the method comprising:

storing at least one field of personal information of a first party a computerized personal information sharing system;

storing a permission level of a second party;

updating a selected field of personal information of the first party;

determining whether the updated selected field of personal information of the first party can be provided to the second party, wherein the determination is based at least in part on the permission level of the second party; and

if the second party has the appropriate permission level for access the selected field of information, then providing the selected field of personal information of the first party stored in the computerized personal information sharing system to the second party.

22. The personal information sharing method of claim 21 further comprising alerting the second party that the selected field of personal information has been updated.

23. The personal information sharing method of claim 21 wherein personal information includes public personal information and private personal information.

24. The personal information sharing method of claim 23 wherein the private personal information is layered into a hierarchy of personal information and wherein each layer of personal information corresponds to a plurality of group permission levels.

25. The personal information sharing method of claim 24 wherein each of the plurality of group permission levels is shared by corresponding groups of parties.

26. The personal information sharing method of claim 21 wherein personal information also includes business-related information.

27. The personal information sharing method of claim 21 wherein the field of personal information of the first party is provided to the second party for a period of time determined by the first party.

28. The personal information sharing method of claim 21 wherein the first party is aware that the field of personal information has been provided to the second party.

29. A computerized personal information sharing system for selectively sharing personal information of a first party with a second party, the personal information sharing system is configured to:

store at least one field of personal information of a first party;

store a permission level of a second party;

update a selected field of personal information of the first party; and

determine whether the updated selected field of personal information of the first party can be provided to the second party, wherein the determination is based at least in part on the permission level of the second party; and

if the second party has the appropriate permission level for access the selected field of information, then provide the selected field of personal information of the first party to the second party.

30. The personal information sharing system of claim 29 wherein personal information includes public personal information and private personal information.

31. The personal information sharing system of claim 30 wherein the private personal information is layered into a hierarchy of personal information and wherein each layer of personal information corresponds to a plurality of group permission levels.

32. The personal information sharing system of claim 31 wherein each of the plurality of group permission levels is shared by corresponding groups of parties.