Method and system for controlling distribution of composite data of user by aggregation server

• US 9,953,386 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2013
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baldwin, Christopher F., Barnes, Bruce, Mallian, Dolores J., Stahulak, Charles M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ouellette, Jonathan P
• Application Number:
  US14/082,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20150142686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,620 Days
• Field of Search: 705 11-912
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Transparent collection and profiling of personal data builds trust. A central database aggregates personal data reported by source devices. Users may view their individual personal data. Users may approve the personal data for sharing with approved entities, such as trusted retailers.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the distribution of composite data of a user by an aggregation server, comprising:

receiving, by the aggregation server, data relating to the user that is generated from a plurality of sources, including image data generated by a security camera, that is transmitted over a communication network;

automatically identifying an image of the user captured in the image data by the aggregation server, using one or more of facial recognition, user names, and device identifiers, wherein the device identifiers include a beacon signal;

automatically storing, in a network database, data of different users including the user and personal data associated with the different users including the user, the data of the different users and the personal data associated with the different users being received from the plurality of sources, including the security camera, over the communication network;

automatically associating, by the aggregation server, in the network database the data that includes the image of the user to the personal data associated with the user, and matching the identified image of the user with a profile of the user;

restricting access to the data stored in the profile of the user;

sending, by the aggregation server over the communication network, a notification to an address associated with the user based on identifying the image of the user, the notification informing the user of the image of the user captured in the image data;

receiving a sharing permission from the user to share a designated portion of the data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with an approved entity, and

sharing the designated portion of the data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with the approved entity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the image data to a beacon signal that uniquely identifies a mobile device carried by the user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying an infrared beacon signal in the image data, the infrared beacon signal uniquely identifying the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a query from the approved entity requesting access to the data, including the image data.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending a sharing notification to the user in response to the query, the sharing notification informing the user of the data, including the image data, shared with the approved entity.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

querying the network database for a location specified by the user to obtain personal data of the user associated with the location.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

generating a summary report of the personal data associated with the location specified by the user to obtain personal data of the user associated with the location.

8. A system for controlling the use and distribution of composite data of a user by an aggregation server, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations, the operations including

receiving, by the aggregation server, data relating to the user that is generated from a plurality of sources, including image data generated by a security camera, that is transmitted over a communication network;

automatically identifying an image of the user captured in the image data by the aggregation server, using one or more of facial recognition, user names, and device identifiers, wherein the device identifiers include a beacon signal;

automatically storing, in a network database, data of different users including the user and personal data associated with the different users including the user, the data of the different users and the personal data associated with the different users being received from the plurality of sources, including the security camera, over the communication network;

automatically associating, by the aggregation server, in the network database the data that includes the image of the user to the personal data associated with the user, and matching the identified image of the user with a profile of the user;

restricting access to the data stored in the profile of the user;

sending, by the aggregation server over the communication network, a notification to an address associated with the user based on identifying the image of the user, the notification informing the user of the image of the user captured in the image data;

receiving a sharing permission from the user to share a designated portion of the data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with an approved entity, and

sharing the designated portion of the data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with the approved entity.

9. The system of claim 8,

wherein the operations further comprise associating the image data to a beacon signal that uniquely identifies a mobile device carried by the user.

10. The system of claim 9,

wherein the operations further comprise identifying an infrared beacon signal in the image data, the infrared beacon signal uniquely identifying the user.

11. The system of claim 8,

wherein the operations further comprise receiving a query from the approved entity requesting access to the data, including the image data.

12. The system of claim 11,

wherein the operations further comprise sending a sharing notification to the user in response to the query, the sharing notification informing the user of the data, including the image data shared with the approved entity.

13. The system of claim 8,

wherein the operations further comprise querying the network database for a location specified by the user to obtain personal data of the user associated with the location.

14. The system of claim 13,

wherein the operations further comprise generating a summary report of the personal data associated with the location specified by the user.

15. A memory storing instructions that when executed cause an aggregation server, which includes a processor to perform operations for controlling the distribution of composite data of a user, the operations comprising:

receiving, by the aggregation server, data relating to the user that is generated from a plurality of sources, including image data generated by a security camera, that is transmitted over a communication network;

automatically identifying an image of the user captured in the image data by the aggregation server, using one or more of facial recognition, user names, and device identifiers, wherein the device identifiers include a beacon signal;

automatically storing, in a network-database, data of different users including the user and personal data associated with the different users including the user, the data of the different users and the personal data associated with the different users being received from the plurality of sources, including the security camera, over the communication network;

automatically associating, by the aggregation server, in the network database the data that includes the image of the user to the personal data associated with the user, and matching the identified image of the user with a profile of the user;

restricting access to the data stored in the profile of the user;

sending, by the aggregation server over the communication network, a notification to an address associated with the user based on identifying the image of the user, the notification informing the user of the image of the user captured in the image data;

receiving a sharing permission from the user to share a designated portion of the data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with an approved entity, and

sharing the designated portion of data, including the image data captured by the security camera, with the approved entity.

16. The memory of claim 15,

wherein the operations further comprise associating the image data to a beacon signal that uniquely identifies a mobile device carried by the user.

17. The memory of claim 16,

wherein the operations further comprise identifying an infrared beacon signal in the image data, the infrared beacon signal uniquely identifying the user.

18. The memory of claim 15,

wherein the operations further comprise receiving a query from the approved entity requesting access to the data, including the image data.

19. The memory of claim 18,

wherein the operations further comprise sending a sharing notification to the user in response to the query, the sharing notification informing the user of the data, including the image data, shared with the approved entity.

20. The memory of claim 15,

wherein the operations further comprise querying the network database for a location specified by the user to obtain personal data of the user associated with the location.