Methods and systems for managing data

• US 9,755,884 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2012
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• 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:
  US13/685,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122643A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709217-218, 709223-229, 709250
• 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

Computationally implemented methods and systems include identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device, requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services, and providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collectable by one or more portions of the device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device;

requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services; and

providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying a service configured to present a notification when one or more entities listed in the device'"'"'s contact list are within a particular proximity to the user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which at least a portion of the device has limited or no access.

4. The computationally-implemented method of claim 3, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which at least a portion of the device has limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on a device to which at least one application of the device has limited or no access.

5. The computationally-implemented method of claim 3, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which at least a portion of the device has limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which an operating system of the device has limited or no access.

6. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which one or more entities external to the device have limited or no access.

7. The computationally-implemented method of claim 6, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which one or more entities external to the device have limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which a provider of a communication network on which the device is configured to communicate has limited or no access.

8. The computationally-implemented method of claim 6, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which one or more entities external to the device have limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which the device manufacturer has limited or no access.

9. The computationally-implemented method of claim 6, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which one or more entities external to the device have limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which a producer of one or more applications configured to be executed by the device has limited or no access.

10. The computationally-implemented method of claim 9, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which a producer of one or more applications configured to be executed by the device has limited or no access comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data stored on the device to which a producer of an operating system configured to be executed by the device has limited or no access.

11. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device.

12. The computationally-implemented method of claim 11, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from one or more service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device.

13. The computationally-implemented method of claim 12, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from one or more service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from two or more discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device.

14. The computationally-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from two or more discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on one or more properties of one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers.

15. The computationally-implemented method of claim 14, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on one or more properties of one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on placement of one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers on a priority list.

16. The computationally-implemented method of claim 14, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on one or more properties of one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on a prior history between the device and one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers.

17. The computationally-implemented method of claim 16, wherein said selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on a prior history between the device and one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers comprises:

selecting a service, from one or more available services collected from a plurality of discrete service providers, said selected service configured to be provided to a user of a device, said selecting at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device and at least partly based on data indicating that one or more devices having a characteristic in common with the device have previously used one or more previous services provided by one or more of the plurality of discrete service providers.

18. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more usage properties of the device.

19. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more usage properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data including one or more locations at which the device is present.

20. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more usage properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data including one or more applications operating on the device.

21. The computationally-implemented method of claim 18, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more usage properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data including one or more types of applications operating on the device for longer than a particular time.

22. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more data management services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data indicating that the device transmits more than a particular amount of data per day.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on an inventory of protected data stored on the device.

24. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on an inventory of one or more protected sensors on the device.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access to data collected by one or more sensors of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

26. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access, from the device, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

27. The computationally-implemented method of claim 26, wherein said requesting access, from the device, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access, from an application of the device that controls access to one or more portions of the device, to data collected by the one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

28. The computationally-implemented method of claim 26, wherein said requesting access, from the device, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access, from the device, which has been pre-authorized by a user of the device to allow access under one or more particular conditions, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

29. The computationally-implemented method of claim 28, wherein said requesting access, from the device, which has been pre-authorized by a user of the device to allow access under one or more particular conditions, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access from the device, which has been pre-authorized by the user of the device to allow access to one or more applications authored by a particular entity, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

30. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services comprises:

requesting access, from a user of the device, to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

31. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services comprises:

facilitating, on the device, one or more operations that facilitate user interaction regarding access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

32. The computationally-implemented method of claim 31, wherein said facilitating, on the device, one or more operations that facilitate user interaction regarding access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

transmitting instructions to the device to carry out one or more operations that facilitate user interaction regarding access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

33. The computationally-implemented method of claim 31, wherein said facilitating, on the device, one or more operations that facilitate user interaction regarding access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

facilitating, on the device, one or more operations that facilitate presentation of a request for access to the data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

34. The computationally-implemented method of claim 33, wherein said facilitating, on the device, one or more operations that facilitate presentation of a request for access to the data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

facilitating, on the device, one or more operations configured to display a request for access to the data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

35. The computationally-implemented method of claim 34, wherein said facilitating, on the device, one or more operations configured to display a request for access to the data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least one of the one or more identified services comprises:

facilitating, on the device, one or more operations configured to display an example of the one or more identified services, and to present a request for access to the data collected by one or more portions of the device as a prerequisite for providing at least one of the one or more identified services.

36. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services comprises:

facilitating, on the device, presentation of an example of providing the one or more identified services; and

facilitating, on the device, presentation of a request for access to data collected by one or more portions of the device as a manner of carrying out the one or more identified services similarly to the presented example.

37. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said facilitating, on the device, presentation of a request for access to data collected by one or more portions of the device as a manner of carrying out the one or more identified services similarly to the presented example comprises:

facilitating, on the device, presentation of the request for access to data collected by one or more portions of the device as a necessary condition for carrying out the one or more identified services.

38. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said facilitating, on the device, presentation of a request for access to data collected by one or more portions of the device as a manner of carrying out the one or more identified services similarly to the presented example comprises:

facilitating, on the device, presentation of the request for access to data collected by one or more portions of the device as a term of service agreement for carrying out the one or more identified services.

39. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device comprises:

providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to data as it is collected by one or more sensors of the device.

40. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device comprises:

providing a location at which one or more applications that are configured to perform the services can be downloaded, after receiving access to the data collectable by one or more portions of the device.

41. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to the user of the device,

wherein the one or more services include one or more of;

a service that shows the user of the device where the persons in the user'"'"'s contact list are located;

a service that runs on a smart refrigerator in a user'"'"'s house and finds alternate health foods;

a service that locates ice cream shops in a particular area;

a service designed to predict a best time of day to go for a bicycle ride;

a service that shows the user of the device a list of one or more upcoming concerts that could be attended, based on music that has been played on the device;

a service that identifies how far the user should run on a particular day, based on a device-stored length and speed of one or more runs on one or more previous days;

a service that shows if there is a store within five miles of the user'"'"'s location that has an item that the user is considering for purchase at a cheaper price;

a service that will result in purchase of in-game items in a video game;

a service that will assist in finding new video games;

a service that displays a rule book for a sport or game being played in a proximity to the device;

a service that alerts the use when her favorite football team is about to score a touchdown;

a service that will correct social media messages typed by the user and that will add automatically-generated hashtags and keywords designed to increase visibility; and

a service that uses a contact list of the device, a location of the device, and known network information to determine if any contacts related to the contact list of the device are located near the device.

42. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to the user of the device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device, said one or more properties of the device including;

a device web browser history;

a device position data;

data collected by one or more device sensors;

data associated with a particular application on the device to which access is restricted;

a contact list stored on the device; and

image data captured by the device.

43. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device comprises:

providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device, wherein the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device includes;

barometer, temperature, and ambient light data;

data from a device sensor of the device;

access to a list of songs stored on the device;

access to a web browsing history of the device; and

access to calendar and schedule data stored on the device.

44. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

circuitry for identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device;

circuitry for requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services; and

circuitry for providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device.

45. A device defined by a computational language comprising:

one or more interchained physical machines ordered for identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of a device, said identifying at least partly based on data regarding one or more properties of the device;

one or more interchained physical machines ordered for requesting access to data collected by one or more portions of the device, in exchange for providing at least a portion of one of the one or more identified services; and

one or more interchained physical machines ordered for providing at least a portion of the one or more services after receiving access to the data collected or collectable by one or more portions of the device.