System using access information set by a user to allow another user to access updated portion of contact and personal information of the user
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for controlling a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of contact and personal information from the first user over the communications network, the plurality of contact and personal information being information about the first user;
receiving registration information from the first user over the communications network;
allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user;
receiving access information from the first user over the communications network, the access information defining the second user'"'"'s access rights to the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user;
allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the access information;
updating the plurality of contact and personal information and the access information by the first user and the persons;
receiving requests for the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from the second user over the communications network;
if the second user has been granted access rights by the first user, transmitting a first portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information; and
withholding a second portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from transmission to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information.
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Abstract
A method for controlling access to information is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of contact information, receiving access information, transmitting a portion of the contact information based at least in part on the access information, and withholding a portion of the contact information based at least in part on the access information. An apparatus for controlling access to information is also provided. The apparatus includes a first computing device configured to be coupled to a communications network. An article of manufacture for a system for controlling a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information over a communications network is also provided. A method for operating a system to control a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information is also provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of contact information and receiving access information from the first user via a first client computing device.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of contact and personal information from the first user over the communications network, the plurality of contact and personal information being information about the first user; receiving registration information from the first user over the communications network; allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user; receiving access information from the first user over the communications network, the access information defining the second user'"'"'s access rights to the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user; allowing only the first user and persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the access information; updating the plurality of contact and personal information and the access information by the first user and the persons; receiving requests for the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from the second user over the communications network; if the second user has been granted access rights by the first user, transmitting a first portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information; and withholding a second portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from transmission to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for controlling a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information over a communications network, the apparatus comprising:
a first computing device configured to be coupled to the communications network, the first computing device being further configured to receive a plurality of contact and personal information and registration information from the first user over the communications network, the plurality of contact and personal information being information about the first user;
allow only persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user;
receive access information from the first user over the communications network, allow only persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the access information;
update the plurality of contact and personal information and the access information by the first user and the persons;
receive requests for the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from the second user over the communications network;
transmit a first portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information, and withhold a second portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from transmission over the communications network based at least in part on the access information.- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An article of manufacture for a system for controlling a second user'"'"'s access to a first user'"'"'s information over a communications network, the article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer-readable signal-bearing medium, the computer-readable signal-bearing medium having information signals therein, the information signals corresponding to a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the system, cause the system to receive a plurality of contact and personal information from the first user over the communications network;
the plurality of contact and personal information being information about the first user;receive access information from the first user over the communications network; receive registration information from the first user over the communications network; allow only persons knowing the registration information of the first user to update the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user and the access information; update the plurality of contact and personal information and the access information by the first user and the persons; receiving requests for the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from the second user over the communications network; transmit a first portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information; and withhold a second portion of the plurality of contact and personal information about the first user from transmission to the second user over the communications network based at least in part on the access information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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