System for regulating access to data base for purposes of data base management
DCFirst Claim
1. An apparatus for regulating access to a data base for containing primary data to be accessed by a user and secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, from a terminal for interfacing with the user and including means for communicating with the data base so that the primary data and the secondary data of the data base can be obtained, the apparatus comprising:
- means associated with the communicating means, for limiting access to the primary data of the data base responsive to a selected precondition so that the communicating means is enabled for communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has been satisfied and disabled from communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has not been satisfied;
wherein the selected precondition includes an input of primary data pertaining to the user, for addition to the primary data forming part of the data base.
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Abstract
A data base is made accessible with a data base management system that not only regulates access to the data base, but which also promotes expansion (growth) of the data base on an ongoing basis as part of such regulation. For the purpose of developing leads for promoting sales efforts, a data base is provided which assembles the needs of users of the system, for access by other users to identify potential sales leads. The data base management system provides access to the needs compiled by the data base, identifying qualified leads, but only upon the condition that users of the system first identify their needs. In this way, a constant source of leads is made available, based upon the present and actual needs of other users, and the leads that are obtained are more likely to give rise to a useful result.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus for regulating access to a data base for containing primary data to be accessed by a user and secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, from a terminal for interfacing with the user and including means for communicating with the data base so that the primary data and the secondary data of the data base can be obtained, the apparatus comprising:
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means associated with the communicating means, for limiting access to the primary data of the data base responsive to a selected precondition so that the communicating means is enabled for communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has been satisfied and disabled from communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has not been satisfied; wherein the selected precondition includes an input of primary data pertaining to the user, for addition to the primary data forming part of the data base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for regulating access to a data base for containing primary data to be accessed by a user and secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, from a terminal for interfacing with the user and including means for communicating with the data base so that the primary data and the secondary data of the data base can be obtained, the apparatus comprising:
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means associated with the communicating means, for limiting access to the primary data of the data base responsive to a selected precondition so that the communicating means is enabled for communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has been satisfied and disabled from communication with the primary data when the selected precondition has not been satisfied; wherein the selected precondition includes an input of primary data pertaining to the user, for addition to the primary data forming part of the data base; and means associated with the communicating means, for controlling access to the access limiting means, including means for comparing secondary data pertaining to the user with the secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for regulating access to a data base for containing primary data to be accessed by a user and secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, from a terminal for interfacing with the user by communicating with the data base so that the primary data and the secondary data of the data base can be obtained, the method comprising the steps of:
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limiting access to the primary data of the data base responsive to a selected precondition so that communication with the primary data is enabled when the selected precondition has been satisfied and disabled when the selected precondition has not been satisfied; wherein the selected precondition includes an input of primary data pertaining to the user, for addition to the primary data forming part of the data base. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for regulating access to a data base for containing primary data to be accessed by a user and secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, from a terminal for interfacing with the user by communicating with the data base so that the primary data and the secondary data of the data base can be obtained, the method comprising the steps of:
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limiting access to the primary data of the data base responsive to a selected precondition so that communication with the primary data is enabled when the selected precondition has been satisfied and disabled when the selected precondition has not been satisfied; wherein the selected precondition includes an input of primary data pertaining to the user, for addition to the primary data forming part of the data base; and comparing secondary data pertaining to the user with the secondary data to authorize access to the primary data of the data base by the user, prior to the access limiting step. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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