Permission based data exchange
First Claim
1. A method for a requester to gain access to a desired location requiring the permission of an authority, comprising the steps of:
- providing a host to receive a request for access from said requester and to transmit said request to said authority;
said host receiving a response from said authority; and
dependent on said response, said host either providing said requester with access to said desired location or denying said requester access to said desired location.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for a requester to gain access to desired location, for example an Internet portal or database, that requires the permission of an authority. A host receives a request for access from the requester and transmits the request to the authority. Pursuant to the authority'"'"'s response, the host either provides or denies the requester with access. In one embodiment, the requester is a child and the authority is a parent or legal guardian. In another embodiment, access is granted by providing the requester with a password, URL or other access to the Internet portal. In another embodiment, the requester is an employee of a company, the desired location is a database of employees of several companies, and the access is granted by all companies providing information to the employee database.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for a requester to gain access to a desired location requiring the permission of an authority, comprising the steps of:
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providing a host to receive a request for access from said requester and to transmit said request to said authority;
said host receiving a response from said authority; and
dependent on said response, said host either providing said requester with access to said desired location or denying said requester access to said desired location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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14. A method for a host to provide known data about an entity to a third party pursuant to said entity'"'"'s authorization, comprising the steps of:
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providing a means for said third party to recognize said entity as a member of a service of said host;
responsive to said recognition, said host receiving a request from said third party for specific information about said entity;
said host surveying at least one data repository for said specific information about said entity;
said host displaying said specific information about said entity to said entity and requesting authorization from said entity to provide at least a portion of said specific information to said third party; and
responsive to an opting in of said entity, said host providing at least a portion of said specific information to said third party.
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28. A method for a creating a meta-directory containing at least two data sets originating from two or more providers of said at least two data sets, comprising the steps of:
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providing a host to receive said at least two sets of data;
said host receiving at least a first of said data set from a first authority and at least a second data set from a second authority;
responsive to said reception of said first and second data sets, said host compiling a matrix that is a first subset of said meta-directory;
said host receiving a request for access to said matrix from a requester; and
said host determining first if said requester is authorized by each of said authorities to access said matrix and second, allowing access only if said requester is authorized by each of said authorities.
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