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Multi-view personalized communications agent

  • US 6,023,762 A
  • Filed: 07/09/1997
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An agent device for regulating access to user data in response to a request for user data generated at a remote location across a communications network, said apparatus comprising:

  • a data storage means storing,data describing a plurality of caller types,for each said caller type, data describing a type of user data accessible by said caller type, andfor each said user data type, data describing a corresponding authentication method required to access said user data type; and

    an authorization decoder for receiving a plurality of authorization signals representing different levels of authorization to access different types of said user data, and for recognizing said authorization signals according to a said authentication method; and

    a data access signal generator for generating data access signals for accessing authorized data types;

    wherein said agent device allows or denies access to portions of stored data depending on a type of caller and a level of said received authorization signal.

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