Method and System for Distributed Data Management of Personal Data in a Social Networking Context

• US 20130238650A1
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Samir Adams Ghosh Living Trust
• Original Assignee: The Samir Adams Ghosh Living Trust
• Inventors: Ghosh, Samir
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,476 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90344 by using string matching techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A receiving user receives an electronic message from an originating user such that the electronic message contains a data directive that requests a data transfer to/from the receiving user and the originating user. In response to receiving the electronic message, access privileges for the originating user are determined at the receiving computer with respect to access privilege parameters that have been specified by the receiving user. One or more remote and/or local datastores are accessed in order to read and/or write data in accordance with the determined access privileges and the requested data transfer. A response message may be returned to the originating user. One or more new request messages may be sent by the receiving user to other users, wherein each new request message includes the data directive.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computing appliance having a processor, one or more coupled data stores, an interface to a network, and a first address on the network;

coded instructions executing on the processor, the instructions causing the computing appliance to execute a process comprising;

receiving a data directive from an originating address, the data directive including a first unique message identifier (UMI) identifying a sender of the data directive, and a second UMI identifying a user of the computing appliance, the data directive identifying specific data that may or may not be stored on the one or more coupled data stores;

searching the one or more coupled data stores for the identified data, and in the event of locating the data, notifying the user identified by the second UMI; and

in the event of not finding the identified data in the coupled data stores, transmitting a copy of the data directive by the network to one or more computing appliances at one or more second addresses on the network without notifying any user of the computerized appliance.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

in the event of locating the data, providing an interface for the user identified by the second UMI to approve or deny transmission of the data.

3. The system of claim 2 further comprising:

in the event the user identified by the second UMI approves transmission of the data, transmitting a copy of the data to the originating address, accompanied by the first UMI.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

in the event of transmitting the data directive to one or more second addresses on the network, including a new UMI with each transmission.