User controlled system and method for collecting, pricing, and trading data

• US 20140032267A1
• Filed: 10/07/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph Sherman Tate, Stanley Benjamin Smith
• Original Assignee: Joseph Sherman Tate, Stanley Benjamin Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Stanley Benjamin, Tate, Joseph Sherman
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,506 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

A method for user directed collection and pricing data for trading or sale. The method enables the user to capture field labels and entries for assignment to one or a plurality of domain categories and processing classes. The user retains control over the data as it is captured, categorized, priced, and packaged for sale to participants in a data supply chain.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a first user of a first electronic device configured to implement computer readable code connects said first electronic device to one or a plurality of electronic devices associated with one or a plurality of second users to access one or a plurality of forms upon said one or a plurality of electronic devices associated with said one or a plurality of second users, said one or a plurality of forms capable of accepting input into said forms from said first user transmitted by said electronic device of said first user;

accepting an instruction to initiate upon said electronic device of said first user computer readable code to capture images of said one or a plurality of forms upon said one or a plurality of electronic devices of said one or a plurality of second users;

accepting an instruction to initiate upon said electronic device of said first user computer readable code to perform an optical character recognition process upon said one or a plurality of captured images of said one or a plurality of said forms;

implementing computer readable code upon characters returned by said optical character recognition process to identify field labels and one or a plurality of data entry field masks types and ranges for shaping of data into data entry fields of said one or a plurality of forms;

loading into memory upon said electronic device of said first user a data store of field labels and associated data entry field masks types and ranges, if available, from a data store accessible via electronic device of said first user;

implementing computer readable code to match field labels and data entry masks types and ranges derived from said one or a plurality of forms against field labels and one or a plurality of data entry masks types and ranges of said data store accessible via said electronic device of said first user;

appending unmatched field labels and assigning data entry fields and said data entry masks types and ranges associated with said field labels to said data store;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post discovered matches of field labels and entries assigned to said field labels into a first section of a GUI upon said device of said first user;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post one or a plurality of content domains assigned to said field labels into a first section of a GUI upon said device of said first user;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post one or a plurality of processing classes assigned to said field labels into a first section of a GUI upon said device of said first user;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to extract from said data store one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value assigned to said matched field labels to post into a first section of a GUI upon said device of said first user;

accepting an instruction to initiate computer readable code to record keystrokes made by said first user as said first user changes one or a plurality of entries assigned to said field labels, one or a plurality of content domains assigned to said field labels, one or a plurality of processing classes assigned to said field labels, and one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value assigned to said field labels within said first section of said GUI;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to load a second section of said GUI upon said device of said first user;

implementing computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post into said second section of said GUI said unmatched field labels with associated data entry field masks types and ranges;

accepting an instruction from said first user to initiate computer readable code to record keystrokes made by said first user as said first user makes entries responsive to empty fields associated with said field labels within said second section of said GUI;

accepting an instruction to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user within said second section of said GUI to accept an assignment of one or a plurality of content domains of said unmatched field labels;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post into said second section of said GUI to accept an assignment to one or a plurality of processing classes of said unmatched field labels;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post into said second section of said GUI to accept an assignment of one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value of said unmatched field labels;

initiating computer readable code to record keystrokes and character inputs made by said first user as said first user completes entry fields associated with said one or a plurality of unmatched fields within said second section of said GUI;

initiating computer readable code to record keystrokes and character inputs made by said first user as said first user assigns said unmatched fields to said content domains within said second section of said GUI;

initiating computer readable code to record keystrokes and character inputs made by said first user as said first user assigns said unmatched fields to processing classes within said second section of said GUI;

initiating computer readable code to record keystrokes and character inputs made by said first user as said first user assigns said unmatched fields to one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value within said second section of said GUI;

posting to said data store said assignment of one or a plurality of said unmatched field labels to one or a plurality of content domains, one or a plurality of processing classes, said one or a plurality of price exchanges or trade value, and said one or a plurality of entries;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to update and save changes within said data store;

storing and retaining within said data store said assignments of one or a plurality of said field labels to one or a plurality of content domains, one or a plurality of processing classes, said one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value, and said one or a plurality of entries;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to post a list of one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said saved data field entries as being for sale or trading or exchange;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to transmit a notification to a second or a plurality of users listing said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said data field entries and announcing that said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said data field entries is for sale or trading or exchange;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to adjust or post one or a plurality of price exchange or trade value for said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said saved data field entries;

observing by the electronic device associated with said first user whether said second one or a plurality of users is positively responsive to said notification;

accepting into said electronic device of said first user an indication of acceptance of said price or trade or exchange value from said one or a plurality of second users;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to transmit a confirmation of an agreement to sell trade or exchange said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said saved data field entries;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to effect the sale trade or exchange and transmit said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said data field entries from a data store of said first user to said second user;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code upon said electronic device of said first user to connect to one or a plurality of payment trade or exchange entities to implement consideration for said sale or trade or exchange of field labels coupled with data field entries;

accepting an instruction from said first user to implement computer readable code to schedule one or a plurality of transmissions to a second or a plurality of users of said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said saved data field entries upon a change in one or a plurality of said data field entries; and

observing by said electronic device of said first user a notification of a change of terms regarding said one or a plurality of field labels coupled with said saved data field entries of the price or trade or exchange value by said second user, of a change of schedule for transmission of changed entries to said second user, and of a change of one or a plurality of payment trade or exchange entities to implement consideration from said second user for said sale or trade or exchange.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein image capture is achieved through invocation of a scanning apparatus.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein optical character recognition is achieved through an optical character reading apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein data tagging or accumulation is implemented via;

a browser extension or operating system service that inspects an active form and collects characters connected to a field label and a data entry before it is submitted;

a character stream captured by a key logger as keys are entered upon the device of a user;

or

a screen image captured on the device of a user and then subjected to OCR to extract field labels and entries associated with field labels.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device of said first user transmits a right of access to said electronic device and to data stored in said data store to a third party for said third party to manage one or a plurality of data transfer functions involving data trading.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device of said first user transmits a record of agreements for price or trade or exchange value between said first user and said one or a plurality of second users to a third party for said third party to manage one or a plurality of financial functions involving data trading, including scheduling data transmission payments trades and exchanges.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first user designates one or a plurality of second users as a recipient of said data fields and assigned entries wherein said second user is one or a plurality of social networks, one or a plurality of data federators, one or a plurality of data aggregators, one or a plurality of institutions, one or a plurality of business entities, or one or a plurality of governmental agencies.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein an algorithm parses audio and video streams generated from said first user upon said device accessible to said first user for comparison of alphanumeric characters extracted from said audio and video stream against field labels and entries in a data store upon the device of said first user;

identifying said parsed streams of alphanumeric characters that exactly match said field labels;

identifying said parsed streams of alphanumeric characters that exactly match said entries;

automating posting of exactly matched field labels and entries to said data store upon said device accessible to said first user;

posting said parsed streams of partially matched field labels and entries into a GUI upon a device assessable to said first user;

accepting one or a plurality of rewording and one or a plurality of allocation to one or a plurality of content domain and one or a plurality of processing classes from said first user; and

accepting within said GUI assignment to said data store from said first user upon said device accessible to said first user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein an artificial intelligence algorithm upon said electronic device of said first user draws from said data store and automates assignment of unmatched field labels in new forms accessed by said electronic device of said first user to one or a plurality of content domains, one or a plurality of processing classes, and one or a plurality of pricing schemata.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the invention is configured to operate in background upon said electronic device of said first user unless said first user instructs the electronic device of said first user to load a configuration profile to accept changes to one or a plurality of instructions for capture of forms, for optical recognition of field labels and data masks types and ranges, for implementation of data tagging and accumulation, and for setting of price or trade or exchange value for said one or a plurality of key fields coupled with entries.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the character input device is one or a plurality of a virtual keyboard on a tablet, smartphone, scratch pad, and a computer mouse.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the character input device is one or a plurality of a character input vehicles including one or a plurality of pen pads, Barcodes, QR Codes, or magnetic strip readers.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein entries are matched with field labels using native desktop and windowing API methods to identify said field labels including electronically enabled proximity detection, tab-order indication, alt-key shortcuts, and web-browser auto-fill features.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said data derived from said data store is traded via protected transmission vehicles and methods to retain privacy of said data, said methods including;

use of a virtual private network for transmission of said data;

encryption of said data prior to transmission;

implementation of a key substitution routine to encrypt said data as said data is entered;

relocation of said data onto one or a plurality of removable drives;

erasure of said data from the device of the first user upon transmission of said data to a storage device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said first user can invoke computer readable code on the device of said first user to automatically post entries that match one or a plurality of data fields housed in the data store of said electronic device of said first user into a form posted onto a device of a second or a plurality of users.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein a first user of the invention may be authorized to connect said electronic device associated with said first user to access one or a plurality of screen images posted by a second or a plurality of users into third party image repositories and sharable data storage cloud services for automatic implementation of optical character recognition;

capturing the one or a plurality of field labels within said one or a plurality of screen images; and

appending said field labels to said data store of field labels of said first user for collection of one or a plurality of entries by said first user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein a first user of the invention may invoke computer readable code to run on a device accessible to said first user for said first user to manually tag and assign a field label to:

one or a plurality of content domain;

one or a plurality of processing class; and

one or a plurality of alternate indexes

18. The method of claim 1, wherein an electronic device configured to implement computer readable code may be configured to automate an algorithm to iteratively compare field labels and entries made into a form against stored field labels and entries in order to verify that the current user responding to a form is the user who made entries in response to prior field labels.