Disclosure booth

• US 8,195,618 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2008
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kreiner, Barrett, Reeves, Jonathan, Zellner, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Shahid
• Application Number:
  US12/177,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20100023538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 707/672, 707/802, 707/803, 386/291, 386/295, 386/299
• US Class Current: 707/672
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for facilitating the disclosure of information from a disclosing party. Such a system may comprise a computing device including an operating system executing within the computing device; a software application operating in conjunction with the operating system, the software application prompting the disclosing party for at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data in response to the prompt; means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from the disclosing party; and means for irrecoverably erasing the least two of the audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from both the computing device and the means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining the secure disclosure of information from a disclosing party by a computing device comprising:

receiving a log-in establishing an identity of the disclosing party;

receiving a transducer output initiated by the disclosing party, the transducer output instantiating a disclosure software application resident within the computing device;

providing a prompt to the disclosing party to provide audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data;

receiving at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data in response to the prompt;

uploading the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data after the disclosure software application has terminated; and

irrecoverably erasing the at least two of the audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from both the computing device and from the means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a log-in establishing the identity of the disclosing party is accomplished by the disclosing party providing biometric data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a log-in establishing the identity of the disclosing party is accomplished by the disclosing party presenting a identification card with identification information electronically recorded thereon.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein uploading of the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data includes integrating the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data into a single synchronized multi-media format.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein providing a prompt to the disclosing party is accomplished by a monitoring third party.

6. A tangible computer readable medium containing instructions thereon for accomplishing acts comprising:

receive a log-in establishing an identity of the disclosing party;

receive a transducer output initiated by the disclosing party, the transducer output instantiating a disclosure software application resident within the computing device;

provide a prompt to the disclosing party to provide audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data;

receive at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data in response to the prompt;

upload the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data after the disclosure software application has terminated; and

irrecoverably erase the at least two of the audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data from both the computing device and from the means for contemporaneously collecting the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein receiving a log-in establishing the identity of the disclosing party is accomplished by the disclosing party providing biometric data.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein receiving a log-in establishing the identity of the disclosing party is accomplished by the disclosing party presenting a identification card with identification information electronically recorded thereon.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein uploading of the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data includes integrating the at least two of audio/visual data, graphic data and textual data into a single synchronized multi-media format file.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein providing a prompt to the disclosing party is accomplished by a monitoring third party.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 6 wherein the multi-media format file is uploaded to a network database and meta-data derived from the multi-media format file is stored in a meta-database.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 6 further comprising the act of receiving an output signal from a timer at the completion of a preset time period, the timer output terminating the disclosure software application executing within the computing device.