Methods and systems for managing data

• US 9,948,492 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2012
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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): Hoffman, Brandon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nipa, Wasika
• Application Number:
  US13/685,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20140123305A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,968 Days
• 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 acquiring data regarding a device having a particular protected portion for which the device is configured to selectively allow access, facilitating presentation of an offer to carry out at least one service, said at least one service at least partly related to the device, in exchange for access to the particular protected portion of the device, and facilitating performance of at least a portion of the at least one service that is at least partly related to the device, in response to a grant of access to the particular protected portion of the device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services;

selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out;

presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default;

detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device;

facilitating performance of at least a portion of the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device; and

accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device responsive to the detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device,

wherein at least one of the receiving, selecting, presenting, detecting, facilitating, or accessing is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.

2. A system, comprising:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services;

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out;

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default;

circuitry for detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device;

circuitry for facilitating performance of at least a portion of the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device; and

circuitry for accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device responsive to the circuitry for detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device.

3. The system of claim 2,

wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching location data indicating one or more airport locations as the at least one sample of data to determine at least one flight tracking service, at least one travel planning service, or at least one weather service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor configured to collect position information to which the personal device controls network access.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor configured to collect position information to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a positioning sensor configured to collect position information of the personal device for which the personal device is configured to selectively allow access via the at least one network connection to one or more network services.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least velocity data to which the personal device controls network access.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least an amount of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least an amount of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one type of particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least a property of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least a property of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least data indicating that at least a portion of the particular protected position data corresponds to a predetermined condition.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least a property of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least data indicating that at least a portion of the particular protected position data includes more than a particular number of data points.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least a property of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least position data indicating that the particular protected portion includes at least a particular number of position data points meeting a particular condition.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least a property of particular protected position data to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least data indicating that at least a portion of the particular protected position data indicates that the personal device was positioned at a particular location.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication related to particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication related to particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least an anonymized version of particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication related to particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least obscured data corresponding to at least a portion of the particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least obscured data corresponding to at least a portion of the particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least obscured data whose origin device has been obscured by altering a device identifier unique to that device, the obscured data corresponding to at least a portion of the particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication related to particular protected position data stored on the personal device to which the personal device controls network access comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier configured to be obtainable from the obfuscated identifier.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier configured to be obtainable from the obfuscated identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected position data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier configured to be obtainable from the obfuscated identifier using a lookup table.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier configured to be obtainable from the obfuscated identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected position data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier configured to be obtainable from the obfuscated identifier using a key data.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected position data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier unable to be retrieved from the obfuscated identifier.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected position data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, the device identifier unable to be retrieved from the obfuscated identifier by the entity that acquired the locked data.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected data including at least collected data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier comprises:

circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least locked data related to the particular protected position data, the particular protected position data including at least collected position data of the personal device and a device identifier, the locked data including at least the collected position data of the personal device and an obfuscated identifier derived from the device identifier, an ability to retrieve the device identifier from the obfuscated identifier being unknown from the locked data.

26. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for carrying out at least one action that assists in presentation of an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default.

27. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application requiring access to the particular protected portion of the personal device to operate properly in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application using data that is part of the position data protected from network access by default in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to provide an application using data that is part of the particular protected portion of the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default for one or more purposes other than carrying out the application.

31. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for determining at least one service provided by at least one service provider that is providing a highest bid for facilitation of the offer of the at least one service to the personal device in association with matching the at least one sample of data with the at least one service provided by the at least one service provider.

32. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication conveying at least one property of the position data protected from network access by default.

33. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication conveying an amount of position data stored in at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default.

34. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication conveying a type of data stored in at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default.

35. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication identifying one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default.

36. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least an anonymized version of data stored on the personal device as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default.

37. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for data that will enable reversal of the anonymization.

38. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default for which data that uniquely identifies the personal device has been removed.

39. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default for which data that uniquely identifies the personal device has been altered.

40. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching velocity data indicating that the personal device spends at least one hour a day traveling between five and eight miles an hour as the at least one sample of data to determine at least one exercise service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out.

41. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with the personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device that includes an anonymized version of position data collected by one or more position sensors of the personal device that are included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein circuitry for selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device that includes an anonymized version of position data collected by one or more position sensors of the personal device that are included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default comprises:

circuitry for selecting at least one service associated with at least one particular geography at least partly based on the circuitry for receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device that includes an anonymized version of location data collected by one or more position sensors of the personal device that are included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, the at least one service associated with at least one particular geography selected at least partly based on the anonymized version of the location data collected by the one or more position sensors of the personal device.

43. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for facilitating performance of at least a portion of the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry for providing, via the network connection with the personal device, one or more manipulations of data collected by the personal device to the personal device;

or

circuitry for facilitating carrying out of at least a portion of a distance traveled service that at least calculates a distance traveled by the personal device at least partly based on one or more indications of position sensed by at least one protected location sensor of the personal device accessed via the network connection with the personal device.

44. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device responsive to the circuitry for detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device comprises:

circuitry for accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device by at least one service other than the at least one service in association with which access to the position data was granted by the end user of the personal device.

45. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for detecting at least one unavailability via the network connection with the personal device of the position data protected from network access by default;

circuitry for inferring that the grant by the end user of the personal device of the at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default has been revoked by the end user of the personal device; and

circuitry for terminating the performance of the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device responsive to revocation of the grant by the end user of the personal device of the at least one network access to the position data protected from network access.

46. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device responsive to the circuitry for detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device comprises:

circuitry for monitoring one or more movements of the personal device at least partially based on accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and the at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device;

circuitry for storing in at least one database one or more movements of the end user of the personal device at least partially based on the monitored one or more movements of the personal device; and

circuitry for making the one or more movements of the end user of the personal device available via the at least one database to one or more entities for compensation.

47. The system of claim 46, further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting at least one offer to the personal device in association with at least one location of interest at least partly based on at least one indication of at least one movement of the personal device to within at least one proximity to the at least one location of interest.

48. A system, comprising:

at least one computing device; and

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform one or more operations including at least;

receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the personal device including at least a position sensor, the position sensor generating position data protected from network access by default and which can be unprotected for access upon request from one or more network services through one or more grants of permission by an end user of the personal device specifically granting position data network access to the one or more network services;

selecting at least one service at least partly related to the personal device at least partly based on the receiving an indication of establishment of a network connection with a personal device, the indication including at least one sample of data collected by one or more sensors included as at least a part of the position data protected from network access by default, including at least matching the at least one sample of data with one or more services to determine the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device to offer to carry out;

presenting, via the network connection with the personal device, an offer to carry out the selected at least one service at least partly related to the personal device in exchange for at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default;

detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device;

facilitating performance of at least a portion of the at least one service at least partly related to the personal device; and

accessing, via the network connection with the personal device, the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device responsive to the detecting an indication of a grant, by the end user of the personal device, of at least one network access to the position data protected from network access by default and at least one identifier of the end user of the personal device.