Methods and systems for data services

• US 9,088,450 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pixel Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US13/385,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 993 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/204, 709223-229, 709/250
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2107 File encryption
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/00 Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device;

performing one or more operations on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data;

transmitting the operated data to a service provider

acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device;

facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes particular data stored in a memory accessible to the device.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 2, wherein said acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes particular data stored in a memory accessible to the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes how many contacts are stored in a contact list of the device.

4. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes one or more abilities that are configured to be carried out by the particular portion of the device.

5. The computationally-implemented method of claim 4, wherein said acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes one or more abilities that are configured to be carried out by the particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes an ability to detect proximity to a particular restaurant that is configured to be carried out by a positioning sensor of the device.

6. The computationally-implemented method of claim 4, wherein said acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes one or more abilities that are configured to be carried out by the particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data includes description data that describes one or more applications that are configured to be carried out by an interface of the device.

7. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring identifiable data from the device, said data related to the particular portion of the device.

8. The computationally-implemented method of claim 7, wherein said acquiring identifiable data from the device, said data related to the particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring the identifiable data from the device, wherein the identifiable data includes at least a unique string of text and/or numbers that identifies the device from which the identifiable data was acquired.

9. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data describes a characteristic of data stored on the device.

10. The computationally-implemented method of claim 9, wherein said acquiring data from the device, said data describing the characteristic of data stored on the device comprises:

acquiring data from the device, said data describes that there are twenty-five locations recorded by a position sensor of the device that are within a particular proximity to a restaurant.

11. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said performing one or more operations on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data comprises:

performing an anonymization operation on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data, wherein the acquired data includes identifiable data that identifies the device from which the identifiable data was acquired, and the operated data obscures or removes the identifiable data.

12. The computationally-implemented method of claim 11, wherein said performing an anonymization operation on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data, wherein the acquired data includes identifiable data that identifies the device from which the identifiable data was acquired, and the operated data obscures or removes the identifiable data comprises:

performing an anonymization operation on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data, wherein the acquired data includes identifiable data that includes a unique code that identifies the device from which the identifiable data was acquired, the operated data obscures the identifiable data by replacing the unique code with a different code through use of a private lookup table.

13. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting the operated data to a service provider comprises:

transmitting the operated data, which is data that has been anonymized, to the service provider.

14. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting the operated data to a service provider comprises:

transmitting the operated data to a service provider that is a developer of one or more applications configured to be executed by devices of a same type as the device from which the data was acquired.

15. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device comprises:

acquiring, from a service developer, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device.

16. The computationally-implemented method of claim 15, wherein said acquiring, from a service developer, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device comprises:

receiving, from the service developer, one or more executable applications configured to be at least partly carried out by the device in a background of the device.

17. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device comprises:

receiving, from an application developer, one or more applications configured to be installed and executed on the device.

18. The computationally-implemented method of claim 17, wherein said receiving, from an application developer, one or more applications configured to be installed and executed on the device comprises:

receiving, from an application developer, a friend-finding application that is configured to find a geographic location of one or more names on a contact list of the device.

19. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device comprises:

receiving, from the service provider, a service that is configured to be installed on the device and to determine, for a user of the device, a geographic location of one or more various entities in a contact list stored on the device.

20. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device comprises:

receiving, from the service provider, a service that is configured to be installed on the device and to show healthy eating alternative locations within a proximity of the device.

21. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating transfer of an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services to the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.

22. The computationally-implemented method of claim 21, wherein said facilitating transfer of an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services to the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating transfer of an application to find one or more friends listed in the contact list that is configured to carry out a friend-finding service to the device, in exchange for access to a contact list and/or a positioning sensor of the device.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating presentation of an offer to sell an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services at the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.

24. The computationally-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to sell an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services at the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating presentation of the offer to sell an application that finds healthy eating alternatives that is configured to carry out a healthy eating service at the device in exchange for access to a portion of the device that tracks calorie consumption.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating presentation of an offer to provide an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services at the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.

26. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to provide an application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services at the device, in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating presentation of the offer to provide a friend-finding application that is configured to carry out the one or more acquired services at the device, in exchange for access to a contact list of the device.

27. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device comprises:

facilitating presentation of the offer to provide an application that determines a location of various entities in a contact list stored on the device, in exchange for access to the contact list stored on the device.

28. A device, comprising:

means for acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device;

means for performing one or more operations on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data;

means for transmitting the operated data to a service provider

means for acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device; and

means for facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.

29. A device, comprising:

circuitry for acquiring data from a device, said data includes description data that describes one or more features of a particular portion of the device;

circuitry for performing one or more operations on the acquired data to convert the acquired data into operated data;

circuitry for transmitting the operated data to a service provider

circuitry for acquiring, from the service provider, one or more services configured to be at least partly carried out by the device; and

circuitry for facilitating presentation of an offer to provide the one or more acquired services at the device in exchange for access to the particular portion of the device.