System and method for storage and retrieval of information subject to authorization by a data controller
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a data subject to purchase an item from a data recipient over a computer network, comprising:
- receiving, from a data subject network communication device, an offer associated with the item and with the data recipient and a message including a network communication device software identifier, the offer and the message being received at a data repository computer independent of the data recipient, the offer originating from the data subject accessing a Web page of the data recipient;
determining whether the data subject is registered;
determining whether the data recipient is authorized; and
if the data subject is registered and the data recipient is authorized;
retrieving purchasing information associated with the data subject from a database in the data repository computer;
sending a buy decision from the data repository computer to the data subject network communication device, the buy decision presenting a choice between purchasing the item, changing the purchasing information, or declining to purchase the item; and
in response to the buy decision received from the data subject network communication device comprising an election to purchase the item, sending the purchasing information to the data recipient.
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Abstract
A system and method for storage and retrieval of information subject to authorization by a data controller that allows information for purchasing and other information exchange to occur only for authorized parties. A data subject place information about the data subject into a data repository controlled by a data controller. The data controller authorizes a data recipient to obtain that data subject data when authorized by a data subject. Such transactions as purchases of goods and services and applying for college admission are the types of trans actions contemplated. The data repository places client software on the computer of the data recipient thereby signifying that the data recipient is authorized. Thereafter, the data recipient can receive information about the data subject when the data subject accepts and offer from the data recipient.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for allowing a data subject to purchase an item from a data recipient over a computer network, comprising:
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receiving, from a data subject network communication device, an offer associated with the item and with the data recipient and a message including a network communication device software identifier, the offer and the message being received at a data repository computer independent of the data recipient, the offer originating from the data subject accessing a Web page of the data recipient; determining whether the data subject is registered; determining whether the data recipient is authorized; and if the data subject is registered and the data recipient is authorized; retrieving purchasing information associated with the data subject from a database in the data repository computer; sending a buy decision from the data repository computer to the data subject network communication device, the buy decision presenting a choice between purchasing the item, changing the purchasing information, or declining to purchase the item; and in response to the buy decision received from the data subject network communication device comprising an election to purchase the item, sending the purchasing information to the data recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium including instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to allow a data subject to purchase an item from a data recipient over a computer network, the instructions including instructions to:
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receive, from a data subject network communication device, an offer associated with the item and with the data recipient and a message including a network communication device software identifier, the offer and the message being received at a data repository computer independent of the data recipient, the offer originating from the data subject accessing a Web page of the data recipient; determine whether the data subject is registered; determine whether the data recipient is authorized; and if the data subject is registered and the data recipient is authorized; retrieve purchasing information associated with the data subject from a database in the data repository computer; send a buy decision from the data repository computer to the data subject network communication device, the buy decision presenting a choice between purchasing the item, changing the purchasing information, or declining to purchase the item; and in response to the buy decision received from the data subject network communication device comprising an election to purchase the item, send the purchasing information to the data recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for purchasing an item over a computer network, comprising:
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a data subject network communications device, coupled to the network, including network communications device software; a data recipient computer, coupled to the network, including web server software and client software; and a server, including a processor, said server coupled to the network and independent of the data recipient computer, including a database and data repository software executed by the processor to; receive, from the data subject network communications device, an offer associated with the item and with the data recipient computer and a message including a data subject network communication device software identifier, the offer originating from the data subject accessing a Web page of the data recipient, determine whether the data subject network communications device software is registered, determine whether the data recipient computer is authorized, and if the data subject network communication device software is registered and the data recipient computer is authorized; retrieve purchasing information associated with the data subject network communication device software from the database, send a buy decision to the data subject network communications device, the buy decision presenting a choice between purchasing the item, changing the purchasing information, or declining to purchase the item, and in response to the buy decision received from the data subject network communications device comprising an election to purchase the item, send the purchasing information to the data recipient computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for performing a purchase transaction over a computer network, comprising:
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receiving an offer from a purchaser, the offer including a network communication device identifier to identify a network communication device used by the purchaser to access a merchant web page; and if the network communication device is registered with a purchaser data repository independent of the merchant and the merchant is authorized to access purchasing information associated with the purchaser; retrieving the purchasing information associated with the purchaser from the purchaser data repository; sending a buy decision to the network communication device, the buy decision presenting a choice between purchasing an item, changing the purchasing information, and declining to purchase the item; and in response to the buy decision received from the network communication device comprising an election to purchase the item, sending the purchasing information to the merchant.
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