Methods and systems for signals management
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1. A method for granting access to signals controlled by corresponding signal owners in a virtualized or cloud-based computing system, the method steps within a signal owner computer constructed and configured for network-based communication with a remote server computer comprising:
- generating or constructing at least one rule associated with constraining or governing access to at least one signal, wherein the at least one signal corresponds to or represents a behavior of an object and/or an activity and/or an event associated with the object, wherein the at least one signal includes information about recency, frequency, and affinity, and wherein the behavior includes information about behavior recency, behavior frequency, and behavior affinity;
storing the rule in a memory of the signal owner computer;
receiving a request for access to the at least one signal by a buyer;
automatically processing the request based on the at least one rule associated with the at least one signal;
if the request complies with the at least one rule, then releasing the signal to the buyer; and
tracking usage of the at least one signal via the network.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing signals based upon agreements, parameters, and rules governing signal(s) use, including limitations on signal use. Signals are indicators of data that are derived from data sources and abstracted to protect the underlying data. The signal owner first converts its own underlying data into a “signal” or indicator that represents the data without disclosing it or providing it.
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1. A method for granting access to signals controlled by corresponding signal owners in a virtualized or cloud-based computing system, the method steps within a signal owner computer constructed and configured for network-based communication with a remote server computer comprising:
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generating or constructing at least one rule associated with constraining or governing access to at least one signal, wherein the at least one signal corresponds to or represents a behavior of an object and/or an activity and/or an event associated with the object, wherein the at least one signal includes information about recency, frequency, and affinity, and wherein the behavior includes information about behavior recency, behavior frequency, and behavior affinity; storing the rule in a memory of the signal owner computer; receiving a request for access to the at least one signal by a buyer; automatically processing the request based on the at least one rule associated with the at least one signal; if the request complies with the at least one rule, then releasing the signal to the buyer; and tracking usage of the at least one signal via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing access management for signals by corresponding signal owners in a virtualized or cloud-based computing environment comprising:
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a remote server computer constructed and configured for network-based communication with at least one signal owner computer and at least one signal buyer computer; the at least one signal owner computer having a memory storing at least one signal that corresponds to or represents a behavior of an object and/or an activity and/or an event associated with the object, wherein the at least one signal includes information about recency, frequency, and affinity, and wherein the behavior includes information about behavior recency, behavior frequency, and behavior affinity; at least one rule associated with the at least one signal, which is stored in a memory of the signal owner computer; and a first signal value for a predetermined signal use corresponding to the at least one signal and at least one rule. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for access to signals controlled by corresponding signal owners in a virtualized or cloud-based computing system, the method steps within a signal owner computer constructed and configured for network-based communication with a remote server computer comprising:
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generating or constructing at least one rule associated with constraining or governing access to at least one signal, wherein the at least one signal corresponds to or represents a behavior of an object and/or an activity and/or an event associated with the object, wherein the at least one signal includes information about recency, frequency, and affinity, and wherein the behavior includes information about behavior recency, behavior frequency, and behavior affinity; storing the rule in a memory of the signal owner computer; receiving a request for access to the at least one signal by a buyer; automatically processing the request based on the at least one rule associated with the at least one signal; if the request complies with the at least one rule, then releasing the signal to the buyer; and tracking usage of the at least one signal via the network; retaining control of signal data within a defined use of the signal by a registered buyer, based upon the at least one rule.
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