Method of managing and controlling access to personal information
First Claim
1. A method of managing personal information concerning a participant and of controlling, in conjunction with a service provider, access to said personal information by a requester, said method comprising the steps of:
- prompting the participant to provide a constant identifier and a selected password;
identifying a first category and a second category of the personal information;
prompting the participant to provide personal information in each of the categories;
prompting the participant to provide a first personal identification number (PIN-1) for the first category and a second personal identification number (PIN-2) for the second category;
prompting the participant to provide an instruction to disclose or to not disclose the personal information in the first category in the event the requester is one of a defined group and is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category;
storing the identifier, the password and the personal information in the first and second categories in a data file;
storing the PIN-1 and the instruction to disclose or to not disclose in the data file in association with the first category of personal information;
storing the PIN-2 in the data file in association with the second category of personal information;
enabling alteration of any of the personal information in the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the password by the requester;
disclosing the personal information in the first category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-1 by the requester;
disclosing the personal information in the second category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-2 by the requester; and
disclosing the personal information in the first category having an instruction to disclose associated therewith in the event the requester is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category and the service provider determines that said requester is one of the defined group.
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Abstract
Via Internet communications or via phone/fax/mail, a participant is prompted to provide a constant identifier and a selected password. Emergency and confidential categories of medical information are identified, and the participant is prompted to provide personal information in each of the categories and a different personal identification number (E-PIN, C-PIN) for each category. The participant is also prompted to provide an instruction to disclose or to not disclose the personal information in the emergency category in the event a requester of the information is an emergency medical facility and is unable to provide the participant'"'"'s E-PIN. Alteration of any of the participant'"'"'s medical information is enabled upon presentation of the participant'"'"'s identifier and password by the requester. The emergency information or the confidential information is disclosed upon presentation of the participant'"'"'s identifier and E-PIN or C-PIN. In addition, the emergency information is disclosed to an emergency medical facility verified as such by a service provider in the event the participant has provided an instruction to disclose the emergency information. Storage and access to health related documents such as healthcare power of attorney, consent for treatment, and eyeglass prescription is also provided.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of managing personal information concerning a participant and of controlling, in conjunction with a service provider, access to said personal information by a requester, said method comprising the steps of:
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prompting the participant to provide a constant identifier and a selected password; identifying a first category and a second category of the personal information; prompting the participant to provide personal information in each of the categories; prompting the participant to provide a first personal identification number (PIN-1) for the first category and a second personal identification number (PIN-2) for the second category; prompting the participant to provide an instruction to disclose or to not disclose the personal information in the first category in the event the requester is one of a defined group and is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category; storing the identifier, the password and the personal information in the first and second categories in a data file; storing the PIN-1 and the instruction to disclose or to not disclose in the data file in association with the first category of personal information; storing the PIN-2 in the data file in association with the second category of personal information; enabling alteration of any of the personal information in the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the password by the requester; disclosing the personal information in the first category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-1 by the requester; disclosing the personal information in the second category of the data file upon presentation of the identifier and the PIN-2 by the requester; and disclosing the personal information in the first category having an instruction to disclose associated therewith in the event the requester is unable to provide the PIN-1 for said first category and the service provider determines that said requester is one of the defined group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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