Methods and systems for managing data

• US 9,825,800 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2012
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• 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:
  US13/685,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,821 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 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 receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, said data not particularly identifying the device, identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device, and requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method configured to be carried out on a server device that communicates with one or more service providers configured to provide one or more services that are executed at least in part on one or more other devices, said other devices also in communication with the server device, comprising:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device;

identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device; and

requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by a device, wherein said data is not sufficient to particularly identify the device that collected the information.

3. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by a device having a device identifier, wherein said data does not include the device identifier.

4. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by a device having a device identifier that is unique to the device, said received data including a modified identifier, wherein the device identifier cannot be independently derived from the modified identifier.

5. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by a device having a device identifier, said data providing a modified device identifier that is unique to the device, and from which the device identifier can be derived only using a lookup table that is not received with the received data.

6. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by a sensor of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device.

7. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding information collected by an input component of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device.

8. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding one or more types of information stored in a memory of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device.

9. The computationally-implemented method of claim 8, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more types of information stored in a memory of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding a number of program applications stored in a memory of the device.

10. The computationally-implemented method of claim 8, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more types of information stored in a memory of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding a type of program applications stored in a memory of the device.

11. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of the device, from the device, wherein said data is alone insufficient to uniquely identify the device.

12. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of the device, said data having information identifying the device previously removed.

13. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying an application service to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

14. The computationally-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said identifying an application service to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying a service that indicates when a device is within a particular proximity to one or more particular items, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

15. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services that provide analysis of past actions of a user of the device or the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

16. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by a portion of an operating system on a device.

17. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more authenticated portions of the device.

18. The computationally-implemented method of claim 17, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more authenticated portions of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to an operating system of the device.

19. The computationally-implemented method of claim 17, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more authenticated portions of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more particular applications of the device.

20. The computationally-implemented method of claim 19, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more particular applications of the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is accessible to one or more applications designed by a particular designer.

21. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is granted to applications determined to be secure.

22. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is granted to applications for which a certification of security has been received.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device to one or more particular locations is prevented.

24. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device is monitored.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 24, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device is monitored comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device is allowed to one or more locations for which permission to receive the data is granted.

26. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device is allowed to one or more locations for which permission to receive the data is granted comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein transmission of the particular data controlled by the device is allowed to one or more locations for which permission to receive the data is granted by an application of the device.

27. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, based on one or more usage characteristics of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

28. The computationally-implemented method of claim 27, wherein said identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, based on one or more usage characteristics of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying a service for identifying nearby locations where cold food is available, based on a usage characteristic showing more than five hours a day in temperatures above eighty degrees, said service for identifying nearby locations requiring access to location data provided by a user of the device.

29. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data stored on the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

30. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data stored at a remote server and accessible by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device.

31. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided by a user of the device, based on the received data regarding information collected by the sensor of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data is managed by the device.

32. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

requesting to receive the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.

33. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

requesting key data to convert previously received data into the particular data, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.

34. The computationally-implemented method of claim 33, wherein said requesting key data to convert previously received data into the particular data, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

requesting a reverse lookup table to convert previously received data into the particular data, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.

35. The computationally-implemented method of claim 34, wherein said requesting a reverse lookup table to convert previously received data into the particular data, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

requesting a reverse lookup table to convert previously received anonymous or partially anonymous data into data comprising the particular data and an identification of the device from which the particular data originated.

36. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

facilitating presentation at the device of a particular service of the one or more services; and

facilitating presentation of an indication that, in order to provide the service, access to the particular data must be granted.

37. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said facilitating presentation at the device of a particular service of the one or more services comprises:

facilitating presentation, at the device, of a particular service of the one or more services at a particular time.

38. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said facilitating presentation at the device of a particular service of the one or more services comprises:

receiving data comprising a particular time at which desire for the particular service may be increased; and

facilitating presentation of the particular service at the device at the determined particular time.

39. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said facilitating presentation at the device of a particular service of the one or more services comprises:

determining one or more conditions at which desire for the particular service may be increased; and

facilitating presentation of the particular service at the device at a time when one or more of the determined one or more conditions are present.

40. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services comprises:

requesting to receive the particular data controlled by the device;

receiving the particular data controlled by the device; and

providing the one or more of the identified one or more services.

41. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device, and wherein one or more properties of the device includes at least one of;

data indicating that the device has collected more than twenty-five different position data readings in the last seventy-two hours;

data indicating that the device is a camera that contains more than five hundred pictures;

data indicating that the device is one of a set of cameras, each of which contain more than five hundred pictures;

data indicating one or more names of contacts stored on the device;

data indicating a number of names of contacts stored on the device;

data indicating temperature information collected by the device;

data indicating a number of songs stored in MP3 format on the device;

a name of the device;

a name of one or more applications stored on the device;

a device identifier assigned by a device manufacturer on a first time that the device connects to a particular network;

a device identifier that allows the device to use an online marketplace;

a location of the device;

data indicating that the device has visited three or more of a particular place within last twenty four hours;

a list of data collected by an input component of the device;

a list of words typed into a keyboard of the device;

an identifying information of a communication network on which the device is communicating and/or has communicated;

a format of contact information data, including but not limited to, contact information with phone numbers, and contact information with e-mails;

a number of contacts stored on the device which represent persons under a particular age;

a number of contacts stored on the device which represent persons who physically reside in a particular geographic area;

a number of programs stored in a memory of the device;

a number of a particular type of program stored in a memory of the device;

a list of sensors present on the device;

a compilation of how often various sensors present on the device are used;

data that regards an information throughput capacity of the device;

an accounting of how many minutes per day a particular feature of the device is used;

a number of movies that were watched through use of the device in the last 60 days; and

a screen resolution of a display of the device.

42. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device comprises:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of the device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device, and wherein the device includes one or more of;

a computer-controlled device;

a cellular phone;

a network phone;

a smartphone;

a tablet;

a music player;

a radio;

a USB drive;

a portable solid state drive;

an augmented reality device;

a media player;

a television;

an appliance,

a microwave,

a convection oven,

a refrigerator/freezer;

a navigation system;

a medical alert device;

a remote control;

a peripheral;

an electronic safe;

an electronic lock;

an electronic security system;

a video camera; and

a personal video recorder.

43. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said identifying one or more services at the server device that are configured to be provided to a user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device comprises:

identifying one or more services configured to be provided to the user of the device, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device, wherein the one or more services include on or more of;

a service that shows a location of entities in the user'"'"'s contact list;

a music suggestion service based on music accessed by the device;

a new restaurant finder service based on reviews of restaurants submitted by the user through use of the device;

a weather forecasting service;

a driving habit analysis service;

a sleepy driver alerting service;

a video and/or image processing service;

a time management assistance service;

a calorie burning calculation service;

a socializing application that determines a bar to go to based on how many persons in a contact list of the device that are in similar locations;

a plant-watering timing application;

a dynamic news-flash delivery service;

a database service that stores various physical exercise activities and contacts a server to determine total calories burned;

a book recommendation service for an e-reader device;

a food evaluation test service for a refrigerator device that evaluates food freshness inside the refrigerator device;

a fuel mileage efficiency monitoring service;

a blood alcohol level concentration estimation service;

an outdoor route mapping service;

a mixed drink selection service; and

a health-food alternative selection service.

44. A computationally-implemented system, comprising

circuitry for receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device;

circuitry for identifying one or more services from one or more service providers configured to be provided to a user of the device by a computing device separate from the one or more service providers, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device, and wherein the identification of the one or more services is performed through automation based on the received data; and

circuitry for requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.

45. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

receiving data regarding one or more properties of a device, wherein said data is not alone sufficient to particularly identify the device;

identifying one or more services from one or more service providers configured to be provided to a user of the device by a computing device separate from the one or more service providers, said one or more services requiring access to particular data controlled by the device, wherein access to the particular data controlled by the device is managed by the device, and wherein the identification of the one or more services is performed through automation based on the received data; and

requesting access to the particular data controlled by the device, in exchange for providing one or more of the identified one or more services.